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Our Wisconsin Ancestors The French Canadians Genealogy of the Demro, Denoyers, Desnoyers, Desmarais, Devost and Davis Families
Our Wisconsin Ancestors The French Canadians Genealogy of the Demro Denoyers Desnoyers Desmarais Devost and Davis Families Author:Jon Stock This book focuses on the genealogy of the Pierre Desmarais and Fabien Deveau families - later known as Peter Demro and Joseph Davis. These men immigrated from Quebec to De Pere, Wisconsin in the 1850s. The spelling of the surnames is complex but include Desnoyers, Desmarais, Demereau and finally Demro for Pierre. Fabien went by Devost, Deveau an... more »d finally Joseph Davis. Each of these men emigrated from Quebec to De Pere, Wisconsin prior to 1854. The book also contains information about the descendants of these men and has numerous photographs obtained from living family members. An introduction about the history of Quebec or New France is followed by sections about these original immigrant ancestors. Where did they come from in Quebec? What did they do once in Wisconsin? Appendices describing the experiences of French immigrants as they left France, crossed the Atlantic and arrived in the Canada is included. Finally family group sheets outline the genealogy of these original immigrant ancestors. If you have an interest in early French immigration to the Canada, immigration of French Canadians to Wisconsin area or if you are descended from one of these men, read this book!« less