Re: I think I found Pierre Arsenault in the archives in France
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I think I found Pierre Arsenault in the archives in France
Chris Arseneault 2/28/11
Visited the village today, there are no Arsonneau living in the village today but in the 1600 to about 1800 many Arsonneau, many marriages, many deaths for Pierre's Brothers and Sisters but nothing for Pierre other than his birth certificate.If he left as stated by many on the Oranger in 1671, it would make sense.The fact that the Pierre that Christophe found was born in 1646 and the town is located in the old medieval Saintonge region of France would lead me to believe that this may be the best lead especially since in that village there are many family names ending in eau.Also the village is located 50 km from La Rochelle.I am sure that the info passed down from Grandfather to grandchildren probably correctly listed in birth year as 1646 and it makes sense that he probably left on the oranger.In my own family our parents and grandparents passed down a lot of information that is not recorded officially.