Roullier
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Re: Roullier
You still need to trace the family line first in order to accomplish your goal.
First, I recommend you join the Roullier surname mailing list at Rootsweb and post there. Also post your message to the Roullier message board since not all Roullier researchers may belong to the list.
I would check immigration records from Canada for the time period )ca 1836) looking for someone about 12 years old. The spelling of the first name that you are using does not show up anywhere on the Internet, so be open-minded regarding the spelling of the first name, and the surname, too, for that matter.
You said he came to the U.S., but did not say where. You
need to check records in that area as well as Canadian records.
If you have not yet traced your family line back to Mr. Roullier, you need to do that, and trace the collateral lines as well. It could be that another decendent has information to share; but you need to know the lines that married into the family in order to connect with them.
Learn enough French to be able to translate the the words born, died, married, baptised, witness, etc. so when you come across the records you will be able to understand them.
You also need to check Roman Catholic records in Canada. They were extremely good at keeping birth and baptismal records clear back into the early 1600s.
Good luck!
Carolyne
First, I recommend you join the Roullier surname mailing list at Rootsweb and post there. Also post your message to the Roullier message board since not all Roullier researchers may belong to the list.
I would check immigration records from Canada for the time period )ca 1836) looking for someone about 12 years old. The spelling of the first name that you are using does not show up anywhere on the Internet, so be open-minded regarding the spelling of the first name, and the surname, too, for that matter.
You said he came to the U.S., but did not say where. You
need to check records in that area as well as Canadian records.
If you have not yet traced your family line back to Mr. Roullier, you need to do that, and trace the collateral lines as well. It could be that another decendent has information to share; but you need to know the lines that married into the family in order to connect with them.
Learn enough French to be able to translate the the words born, died, married, baptised, witness, etc. so when you come across the records you will be able to understand them.
You also need to check Roman Catholic records in Canada. They were extremely good at keeping birth and baptismal records clear back into the early 1600s.
Good luck!
Carolyne