Genealogy of French pioneers and their famous descendants

Genealogy

This site contains genealogical data of several celebrities from U.S., Canada and Great-Britain whose ancestry includes French-Canadian lineages. All have several ancestors who left Perche (France) in the 17th century to live in New-France (Canada).

The genealogical database is published by Perche-Quebec on Geneanet, an external website. Access to the entire database is free but after consulting some data, you must have a free Geneanet account to continue exploring genealogical data.

Most frequent surnames in the database

This database is the result of personal research carried out by the Perche-Quebec editor gathering data from the parish and civil registers at the Archives Departementales de la Sarthe et de l’Orne (France) and in many city halls of those regions, of family testimonials and of a collaboration with genealogist cousins. Due to the multiplicity of the sources of information, accuracy of the information is not guaranteed by anyone. As with any genealogy information, it is up to you to verify the accuracy of the data by independent means.

Recommended genealogy websites

The Research Program in Historical Demography (PRDH) - Drouin Institute

The Drouin Church and Vital Records

Records of French emigrants and foreigners who settled in Quebec from the creation of New-France until 1865.

Archives departementales de la Sarthe (France) - Parish and civil registers

Archives departementales de l'Orne (France) - Parish and civil registers