Author Archives: Sébastien Comeau

Database update

Visit the Legacy store for genealogy software and other productsDatabase update The Comeau genealogy database has been updated, with now more than 52 000 individuals. 313 additional individuals with the Comeau surname (or its variants). 295 additional individuals linked to Pierre … Continue reading

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1940 US Census index progress

1940 US Census index progress The 1940 US Federal census has been available for close to one month (next week) and an indexing program is under way to render the census searchable for genealogists.  As of today (April 24th), 17.92% of the census … Continue reading

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Case Study: Alexandre William Comeau (1889-1937)

Case Study: Alexandre William Comeau (1889-1937) At the request of a descendant, I examined the case of Alexandre William Comeau, adopted son of Charles Comeau and Marie Lavoie. According to his baptismal record, he was born January 6, 1889 and baptized on … Continue reading

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The baptismal record of Samuel de Champlain found

The baptismal record of Samuel de Champlain found Jean-Marie Germe, a genealogist from Poitou, discovered a baptismal record that would presumably be of Samuel de Champlain founder of Quebec. The document was found in the online archive of the pastoral register of former protestant temple … Continue reading

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Database update

Database update The Comeau genealogy database has been updated, with now more than 51 000 individuals. 690 additional individuals with the Comeau surname (or its variants). 289 additional individuals linked to Pierre Comeau. New section with statistics (via http://en.comeaunet.org/genealogy/) regarding individuals without parents in … Continue reading

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