Re: Lafreniere/Ashleys of Bristol, CT
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In reply to:
Lafreniere/Ashleys of Bristol, CT
6/09/01
Hi Gary,
It has been 3 years since your posting so I am not sure if you have resolved your question.I do have some information that might interest you.
According to a gentleman that I spoke to from the St. Hyacinth Church Historical Society in Westbrook, Me told me a very interesting story.He told me that many French Canadians when they arrived in the US changed their names to an American name. They believed that by having an American name they would find work quicker.Zephirin LaFreniere was one that changed his name.He became John Ashley.From what I have found so far that the his children also had "American" first names. According to an obit of one of Zephirin's daughters it indicated that she had one brother that lived in Bristol, Ct.His name was Delphin.Is Delphin in your line of LaFreniere's?