Our French Canadian Ancestors, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

Thomas John Laforest (Author)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Lisi Pr (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914163051
• ISBN-13: 978-0914163053
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,497,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our French Canadian Ancestors -- like good friends, January 6, 2000

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Darlene Dionne-Karales - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Volume I (Paperback)

"Our French-Canadian Ancestors" by Thomas J. Laforest is an excellent resource on the early French Canadian history. It includes genealogical information of the early settlers and a little about the lifestyle of about 20 different families. It's got a great historical reference about the King's Daughters. I was fortunate enough to find many connecting links to a family tree of my ancestors. Excellent resource to begin a collection of French Canadian information.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Personal profiles of French Canadian pioneers., June 9, 1999

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This review is from: Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Volume IX (Paperback)

This series offers a very readable translation of the original French Canadian-language series, adding drawings, historical briefs and appendices that are especially of interest to American-born descendents of Quebec's pioneer families. For history buffs, this series also offers insights into the motivations of New France's immigrants and portrays highlights of daily life, social activities and civil actions among the colonists. Some of the profiles were prepared by family historians, who often wrote longer works on the same subject. My ancestor, Jean Le Brodeur, is featured in Chapter 13 by Clement Brodeur of Quebec. The information is valuable on its own merits and as a starting point for further research. Most French Canadian descendents are related to many of the persons portrayed in this series, due to the close-knit society and intermarriages among relatively few families. So several volumes may be of interest. This series extends general and specific knowledge of the Quebecois pioneers. - Gary Brodeu

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilled with this book!, May 19, 2010

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This review is from: Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Volume II (Paperback)

I like most, was looking for ancestry information and this helped fill in some of the blanks. I didn't learn much French-Canadian history in school, but if I had, I would have learned my ancestors played an important role in helping establish New France amongst other things. The book is worth the price, and is even illustrated, which surprised me. I plan on buying others in the future!