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Exploring my Slave Roots in Martinique, Part II

If you haven’t read the first part click HERE to read it! So now I had some new names surrounding Eglantine, Julienne and Pauline. In 1844, there was a Dame Lapierre, née Forget and in 1847, there was a Dame Laroche, née Lapierre. So I turned to David Quénéhervé with this new found information to see […]

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Exploring my Slave Roots in Martinique, Part I

Map of Martinique Part ISo a lot has happened in these last couple of days! Hopefully this post isn’t too longwinded but I want to make sure I have everything written down! So it started on Tuesday, when I figured out that the LDS center I go to, to view microfilm records from Puerto Rico,

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Sparks, Sparks, Sparks A-Flyin’!!

All you need is a spark to ignite something, right? Well yesterday I received one of my many sparks, which lead me down a new road. I was conversing with fellow genealogist David Quénéhervé who has experience using Martinique records and we began to talk about my 4th great grandparents who immigrated from Martinique to

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