Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, November 23,1999
“Acadian-Cajun Family Trees” is not a simple collection of old records copied onto CD-ROM. Instead, it is a true lineage-linked database. The database is searchable, with almost each person listed linked to a spouse as well as to children and (usually) to parents. Software included on the CD-ROM allows the user to generate printed ancestor, descendant and fan style charts, just like previous Progeny software versions. …
All in all, I’d rate the “Acadian-Cajun Family Trees” CD-ROM disk as excellent. I’d say this even if it didn’t list about a hundred of my ancestors! While all the data needs to be verified, this CD-ROM is a “must have” for anyone researching Acadian ancestry. I know it has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf. I plan to spend a lot of time with it in the next few weeks.
CD Description
Discover Your Acadian Roots! This lineage-linked database contains over 600,000 family history records from 2,500 family names, including all of the major Acadian-Cajun names. The unedited ancestral records compiled on this CD were submitted to Yvon Cyr, host of the Acadian-Cajun web site. They are lineage linked so you can trace your family history from modern day Acadian and Cajun families to generations past.
If your ancestors are on the Acadian-Cajun Family Trees CD, finding them will be a snap using the Progeny Family Explorer(tm) included on all Progeny Publishing’s CD-ROM products.
Family Explorer provides an easy-to-use, yet powerful, search and report utility for finding, displaying and printing lineage-linked data. Everything you need to create your own family tree is contained on our CD-ROMs – no other software is required.
Family Explorer lets you:
– Quickly find individuals according to specific search criteria you define.
– Display and navigate through lineage-linked records with the ancestor and descendant view option.
– Export lineage-linked records in GEDCOM format for direct import into your genealogy program.
– Print professional quality fan and family tree-style charts.
Prepare and print publishable book registers, family group records and kinship reports.
From the Publisher
With over 600,000 lineage-linked records on one, easily searchable CD, the Acadian-Cajun Family Trees CD is an important research resource for anyone doing Acadian-Cajun research. Anyone with Acadian roots has an excellent chance of finding ancestral clues that can shed light on informational gaps in their genealogy database.
We know of no other single source where anyone can access a comparable number of Acadian-Cajun descendant records.
System Requirements:
This CD is Windows Compatible for all versions. 8 MB free hard disk space;
CD ROM drive. No other software is required.
From the Inside Flap:
A genealogy CD of over 600,000 Acadian and Cajun ancestral records submitted to Yvon Cyr, host of the Acadian-Cajun web site www.acadian.org. These unedited records are lineage linked so you can trace your family history from modern day Acadian and Cajun families to generations past.
From the Back Cover:
If your ancestors are here, finding them will be a snap. This lineage-linked database of over 600,000 Acadian and Cajun family history records uses Progeny Publishing’s renowned Family Explorer program – included with this CD. Use Progeny Family Explorer to trace your roots and create family charts and reports. Over 2500 family names, including:
Achee Cormier Lejeune
Arceneaux Crochet Martin
Aucoin Cyr Melanson
Babin Daigle Naquin
Bergeron Doiron Pitre
Bernard Doucet Richard
Blanchard Dugas Robichaud
Boudreau Dupois Roy
Bourgeois Gallant Samson
Bourque Girouard Saulnier
Breaux Granger Savoie
Broussard Hebert Theriault
Chiasson Landry Thibodeaux
Comeau LeBlanc Trahan
And many more!
About the Author:
Yvon Cyr, himself an Acadian descendant, was born in 1940 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. Inspired by his late uncle Roch Cyr, Yvon began compiling family tree submissions from Acadian and Cajun descendants in 1990. Yvon authored and published his first genealogy CD “In search of Our Acadian Roots” for the Congrès Mondial Acadien in 1994. Through his website, Acadian Genealogy Homepage
(www.acadian.org), Yvon continued to compile family trees from individuals with Acadian and Cajun ancestry. In 1999, Progeny Publishing of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, licensed Yvon’s collection to produce the Acadian-Cajun Family Trees CD. Yvon continues to dedicate much of his time to maintaining his website and researching his own Acadian roots.
Excerpted from Acadian-Cajun Family Trees by Yvon Cyr:
Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
Register Report for Descendants of Marie Madeleine ALLAIN and Benoni Beloni HEBERT 1. Marie Madeleine1 ALLAIN1, born 20 Mar 1774 in Iberville, LA; died bef 25 May 1807, daughter of Pierre ALLAIN (II) and Catherine HEBERT. She married on 7 Dec 1793 in St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA Benoni Beloni HEBERT, born–, son of Francois HEBERT and Marie Josephe LE BLANC. Facts for Marie Madeleine ALLAIN
Christening-LDS St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA (17 Apr 1774). Notes for Marie Madeleine ALLAIN
[Master1-A.GED] Birth: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; p. 2401 (Louisiana); own copy. [Was mother really age 46 at her birth?] Birth-Christening-Name: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 12; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. Marie Magdalene [ALLAIN], daughter of Pierre & Catherine HEBERT, born 20 Mar 1774, baptized 17 Apr 1774. Sponsors: Father ANGELUS & Marie Magdalena HEBERT [was this her older married sister with same name?]. Recorded at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Iberville, LA (SGA-4a, 7). [Her mother
was around 46 years old?] Children of Marie Madeleine ALLAIN and Benoni Beloni HEBERT were as follows:
Elizabeth Isabel2 HEBERT2, born 19 Feb 1794 in Iberville, LA. Facts for wife: Christening-LDS St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA (11 Jan 1795).
[Master1-A.GED]!BIRTH-CHRISTENING: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 361; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. (SGA-11, 71, #347).
Belony Belonia Benony2 HEBERT3,4, born 11 Aug 1797 in vic Baton Rouge, E Baton Rouge Pa, LA, born 11 Aug 1797 in Iberville, LA; christened 8 Oct 1799 in Ch of St Gabriel, St Gabriel, Iberville Par, LA.
Facts for wife: Christening-LDS St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA (8 Oct 1799).
[Master1-A.GED] [B-Edward.ged] Sponsors: Symon ALEN and Margarita GOTRO. Pat GP: Francisco HEBERT and Maria Josefa LEBLANC Mat GP: Pedro ALAIN and Catalina HEBERT. (DoBR-2,356) [SGA-11,97,#479] !BIRTH-CHRISTENING-GRANDPARENTS:
Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 356; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. (SGA-11, 97, #479). +
Marie C.2 HEBERT.
Louis Joseph2 HEBERT5 , born 9 Nov 1800 in East Baton Rouge, LA; buried 15 Jul 1801 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA. Facts for husband: Christening-LDS Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA (5 Apr 1801). [Master1-A.GED]! BIRTH-CHRISTENING-BURIAL: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 366; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. Two entries:
Marine Delphine2 HEBERT6 , born 12 May 1802 in East Baton Rouge, LA. Facts for wife: Christening-LDS Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA (1 Nov 1802). [Master1-A.GED]!
BIRTH-CHRISTENING-GRANDPARENTS: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 371; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. (SJO-1, 193).
Generation 2
4. Marie C.2 HEBERT7 (Marie Madeleine1 ALLAIN), born 1 Jun 1796 in Iberville, LA. She married on 8 Feb 1813 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA Charles Daniel COMEAU8, born 2 Sep 1787 in Iberville, LA, son of Jean Charles COMEAU and Catherine Catalina BUSH BOUCHE.
Facts for Marie C. HEBERT
Christening-LDS St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA (24 Jul 1796).
Facts for Charles Daniel COMEAU
Christening-LDS St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA (7 Oct 1787).
Notes for Marie C. HEBERT
[Master1-A.GED]
Name: C for Carmelite? Catherine/Catalina after her maternal grandmother?
Birth-Christening-Grandparents: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 367; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2. (SGA-11, 80, #392).
Parents-Marriage: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1804-1819; vol. 3, Baton Rouge, Diocese, 1982; p. 218; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.3.
Notes for Charles Daniel COMEAU
[Master1-A.GED]
Birth-Christening: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; p. 197; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.2.
Marriage: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS;
1804-1819; vol. 3, Baton Rouge, Diocese, 1982; p. 218; California State Library Sutro, F377 B3C3 v.3. Carlos [COMMEAUX], son of Juan C. & Ana C. BAUCHE, married on 8 Feb 1813 Maria C. HEBERRE, daughter of Benonie & maria M. ALLAIN. Witnesses: Josef GUIOU; Jerome LeBLAN [sic]. Recorded at St. Joseph Church, Baton Rouge, LA (SJO-3, 135).
Children of Marie C. HEBERT and Charles Daniel COMEAU were as follows:
Jean Dernon3 COMEAU, born–. He married Felonise THERIOT, born, daughter of Joseph THERIOT and Marie Celeste Breaux.
INDEX
-A-
ALLAIN
Catherine (HEBERT) (1728-1803), 1
Marie Madeleine (1774-1807), 1
Pierre (II) (1723-), 1
-B-
BOUCHE
Catherine Catalina BUSH (-1807), 2
Breaux
Marie Celeste (1796-), 2
-C-
COMEAU
Catherine Catalina BUSH (BOUCHE) (-1807), 2
Charles Daniel (1787-), 2
Felonise (THERIOT), 2
Jean Charles (1749-), 2
Jean Dernon, 2
Marie C. (HEBERT) (1796-), 2
-H-
HEBERT
Belony Belonia Benony (1797-), 1
Benoni Beloni, 1
Catherine (1728-1803), 1
Elizabeth Isabel (1794-), 1
Francois (1738-1806), 1
Louis Joseph (1800-1801), 1
Marie C. (1796-), 2
Marie Josephe (LE BLANC) (1740-1806), 1
Marie Madeleine (ALLAIN) (1774-1807), 1
Marine Delphine (1802-), 2
-L-
LE BLANC
Marie Josephe (1740-1806), 1
-T-
THERIOT
Felonise, 2
Joseph (1788-), 2
Marie Celeste (Breaux) (1796-), 2
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Descendants of Marie Madeleine ALLAIN
Acadian-Cajun Family Trees CD-ROM (PP-9904), Yvon Cyr, compiler, [Wolfville, NS: Progeny Publishing, 1999]