Shirley:
I noted your speculation that Leon Lalanne, notary in the Eastern Townships, Quebec, might be related or connected to your LaLande family. I am a gr. gr. gr. grand daughter of Leon Lalanne, and my research has shown no connection to the LaLande family. However, if you should ever find such a connection I would surely like to know about it. It is strange that Leon, who recorded data on many, many families in the Eastern Townships, left a very sketchy paper trail of his own life. He married my gr. gr. gr. grandmother, who was variously known as Harriet Webster and Harriet Porter, but the date of their marriage is unknown to me, as are the dates and burial places of both Harriet and Leon.
Best wishes from Elizabeth Goodfellow Engle, in Edmonds, WA --
lizengle@attbi.com