HELLO YA'LL,
MY NAME IS BRYAN GAIGNARD-LAMBERT, I AM ACTIVLY RESEARCHING THE GAIGNARD/GAGNARD FAMILY. I HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON MY 4th GREAT-GRAND FATHER, HIS NAME WAS JACQUES GAIGNARD FROM THE NANTES, FRANCE AREA. HE WAS BORN THERE Abt. 1745 AND I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHEN AND HOW HE CAME TO LOUISIANA. I CAN PLACE HIM IN LOUISIANA Abt. 1760's THROUGH 11/10/1805 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE MARRIED URSLA JUNEAU AbT.1780. HE WAS A FUR TRADER, 1st COMMANDER OF AVOYLLES POST, IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA, VERY ACTIVE WITH THE SPANISH COLONIAL GOVT., HE FOUGHT W/GALVEZ IN THE FLORDIA'S CAMPAIGNE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLTION. HE WAS SENT UP THE RED RIVER FROM NACHITOES,LA. TO SANTA FE, NM. TO ESTABLISH PEACE AND HARMONY W/INDIANS OF THOSE AREAS, I HAVE HIS JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF THIS EXPODITION AND MANY MORE STATISTICS OF HIS.
SOME OF THE OTHER FAMLIES I AM WORKING ARE:
BORDELON, GREMILLION, COUVILLION, ROY, NORNAND, JUENEAU AND MANY MORE.
I WOULD TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING CONCERNING THESE FAMILIES AND WILL SHARE WHAT I HAVE TOO. WAITING IN NEW ORLEANS FOR ALL YOU COUSINS OUT THERE, THANKS FOR VISITING MY WEB PAGE, BRYAN
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