Re: deshanes of maine /canada
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deshanes of maine /canada
6/14/01
I descend from Joseph Deshane died 1851 inHastings county,Belleville,Ontario,Can. Hemarried Olive Defoe in 1826, had 14 children the first born was Joseph born in 1827. Mypeople moved from Canada to New York,thenOklahoma to Arizona to California. I'v found a Joseph Marie Mainville Deschenes that was born in Qeebec,Can.,1797,died about the same time. Haven't found connection yet. Deshaneis of Anglo pronounciation of the nameDeschenes. The name means "of the oaks".The miville Deschenes go all the way back to aPierre Miville Deschenes born 1602 who was probably a solier for King Louis XII or a body guard for the Three Musketeers ofCharmaigne.