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Subject: Re: Molaison (Moleson) and Doiron
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 03:11:41 EST


Hey you guys,

This kinda seems confusing to me. The Acadians were of French descent,
originally from France. Then, they move in Acadia, settle and live there for
120 years or so, then they're kicked out of their country, and shipped all
over the place, including back to their original France. Then, the ones in
France came here to Louisiana. Now, the records here state these people as
being from France. But with them all being French, it's hard to tell from
here which were of Acadian descent and which were not. Unless you are
familliar with ALL the Acadian names, and even so, these first Acadians most
likely had families left behind in France when they crossed over, which would
mean that some, if not all, of these names had family branches that never
left France at all. Which also means that those who appear to be Acadian may
not be Acadian at all, just French.

I was having alot of trouble with this Molaison / Doiron family, trying to
figure out if these people were Acadian or not. I knew that Doiron was an
Acadian name, but I somehow didn't remember seeing Molaison amoung the names.
At any rate, because they went back to France instead of here, I was having
trouble connecting these people to the Acadians. I want to thank those of you
who helped me with them. You have been a big help, and helped me find my
link. Thanks :-)

Heather LeCoq

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