JOY = ANCESTORS AND POSTERITY

"GENEALOGY I AM DOING IT" !I am so happy! I have been looking for the records of

my paternal ancestors for about four years!

I have this 12 generation chart that I keep all of my
records on. I have had a gap on the top portion which represents
my father's family. Yesterday I found their records going back
EIGHT GENERATIONS!
All of this time I have been looking for records from FRANCE
because that is where the 1800 Census said my great grandfather
was born. I was led to a web site called GENEALOGY OF CANADA,
and there were my very long lost ancestors!

This is my grandfather Eldridge Barabe'. I knew he was a
"French Canadian".


This is my Great grand father Antoine Barabe'. The Census says
he was born in France. Today I was having a conversation with
my grandson Nick and I mentioned that I did not understand why
the 1800 Census would say he was born in France when he was born in
Quebec, Canada! Nick looked at me and said something like . . .
"Well, when did Canada gain it's Independence from France?"!

Honestly, my first reaction was to say "HUH?". Then I came home and looked on
the internet at a time line of Canada history and sure enough
Quebec was "New France" when my great grand father was born.
My great grandmother's name was Marie Boyer. I found her information too
but I still have searching to do for her "family line".

I am so anxious to learn more about my family history. I can honestly say . . .
I LOVE MY ANCESTORS!

AND . . .


I LOVE MY POSTERITY!
How sad would life be without sons and daughters,
grandsons and granddaughters!

(Notice one granddaughter who did not want her

picture taken and thought she could escape the camera by ducking!)


Other grandkids love to be "models" for the camera.

Love you, Porter . . .

and Sam . . .(never met a food he didn't like!)

and Jake. . .loves that thumb

(I don't know where Ben is when I am taking pictures?)

and Joelle . . .

(With the cute new haircut, thank you Aunt Wendy!)

and Emma .. .

(With the cute new hat, thank you Grandma!)

and Jasmine . . .(With the cute new jacket, thank you Grandma!)

and Katiekins . . .(With the cute old grandpa, thank you Grandma for

marrying such a wonderful man!)

Nothing brings more "light" into our lives and joy to our hearts than

"FAMILY TIES"!

(Miss you my Texas and Arizona kids and grandkids!)