I apologize for such a broad question, but would any one know if there were any Chandonnet/ Chandonnais family in Shauwinigan Falls around 1900? or Paris families?

You can check for yourself in the 1901 Canadian census at http://automatedgenealogy.com . Be sure to check the spellings Chandonet, Chandonnais, Chandonnait as well. There are 177 in 1901 with the vast majority in Lotbiniere.

Best wishes for a successful search,
Sharyn

Thank you Sharyn!

Leo Chandonnet / son of Joseph & Marguerite Rocheleau
Marriage : 02 february 1946, Almaville (Shawinigan-Sud)
Marie-Rose Lemire / daughter of Uldoric & Amanda Lemire

Clemence Paris / daughter of Napoleon & Rose-Anna Perreault
Marriage : 11 september 1939, Almaville (Shawinigan-Sud)
Antonio Pothier / son of Hormidas & Edwidge Morand

Marguerite Chandonnet / daughter of Gabriel & Georgette Lafreniere / birth 07 august 1943, Almaville
Marriage : 24 november 1962, St-Marc de Shawinigan
Roger Gélinas

Alice Chandonnet / daughter of Joseph & Marguerite Rocheleau
Marriage : 22 january 1949, Sault-Ste-Marie (St-Ignace)
Emile Pietella

Lise Chandonnet / daughter of Leo & Marie-Rose Lemire
Marriage : 21 december 1974, St-Hyacinthe
Robert Champagne

Suzanne Chandonnet / daughter of Leo & Marie-Rose Lemire
Marriage : 27 march 1967, Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel
Denis Richard

Birth for Children of Joseph Chandonnet & Marguerite Rocheleau in Almaville :
- Alice 22 september 1918
- François-Xavier 31 december 1921
- Maurice Frederic 19 january 1924

Birth for children of Leo Chandonnet & Marie-Rose Lemire in Almaville :
- Lise 24 april 1946
- Suzanne 22 may 1947
- Guy 25 july 1948

Birth for children of Joseph Paris & Veronique St-Pierre, in St-Pierre of Shawinigan :
- Joseph Eddie Pierre 06 april 1939
- Marie Huguette Claudée 08 december 1936

Joseph Laurent Chandonnet / son of Achille & Antoinette Perrot / birth 07 april 1917, St-Pierre of Shawinigan
Marie Jacqueline Lucette Chandonnet / daughter of Henri & Jeannette Branchaud / birth 17 july 1932, St-Pierre of Shawinigan
Marie Marguerite Yvonne Chandonnet / daughter of Joseph & Marguerite Rocheleau / birth 01 november 1910, St-Pierre of Shawinigan
Marie Yvette Chandonnet / daughter of Joseph & Marguerite Rocheleau / birth 28 january 1912, St-Pierre of Shawinigan

Gerald Chandonnet / death 16 september 1955 (53 Y.O. 4 m.), St-Pierre of Shawinigan / husband of Yvonne Charest

Gertrude Chandonnet / death 15 september 1945 (33 Y.O. 9 m.), St-Pierre of Shawinigan / daughter of Michel-Achille & Antoinette Parrot (?)

Reference : Repertoires of St-Pierre of Shawinigan & Almaville (Shawinigan-Sud)

Claire Lambert-Lemyre
Montreal