Hi Peg. I was wondering if infact your Couillard-Despres information would have anything regarding Pierre Couillard-Despres? Pierre had dropped the Couillard part of the name somewhere between 1865-1875. I believe he may have been born in France and brought to Quebec as a child? I know for a fact the he was married more that once, although I am only aware of Marie Theriault, who was my gg grandmother. I would estimate that Pierre was born abt. 1830-40ish?In any case I do knoe he settled in Perce, Quebec and then later moved on to the Magdelin Islands. He was a Mason by trade. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! I have decendants of this line as I am one of them.