BOURGEOIS BRANCHES: The Descendants of Jacques Bourgeois & Jeanne Trahan - 1621 to Present-
I have been doing genealogy for about 15 years now, and in that time, I have been attempting to trace ALL known descendants of the above couple, whether through direct descent or through affiliated marriages - a momumental task, I know!By the most conservative estimates, there are at least 3 million descendants of this couple's 9 married children.From their noble beginnings in Acadia in the 1600's, the progeny of this couple have fanned out to every state and province in North America and beyond...
WHAT IS THE BOURGEOIS MILLENIUM PROJECT?
The purpose of this site is to further research into the Bourgeois family and establish a way to reach other genealogists who may also be researching descendants of this couple.When I began my research, the internet was not the readily-available medium it is today! Information that used to take a week or more to arrive via mail can now be received in an instant thanks to e-mail.
I had, at one time, envisioned printing a book on the descendants of this couple.On the eve of the new millenium, as a gift to all genealogists, and more importantly, to the numerous descendants of this couple, I decided to put my research on this site for the benefit and enjoyment of all those interested.Our history is so rich and diverse, it seemed a shame to me to limit it's availability to anyone who may be interested.I also saw the potential of growing the family tree by leaps and bounds by making the information readily available to other researchers and descendants.I also realised that in book form, the family history would NEVER be complete as new descendants are being born and discovered every second!
If you're descended from this couple, I'd like to hear from you!!To date, I have some 31,000+ records on my Family Tree Maker database, with another 5,000+ waiting to be entered.Your help and assistance in adding to the knowledge of our Bourgeois ancestors would be greatly appreciated!!I hope to also include family photos on this site, so if you have some you would like to share with visitors to this site, contact me.I also have a scanner, so if you have photos you'd like to post here, you can mail them to me at the address below and I'll scan them, return the originals to you (I know their value to you and will take EXTREME care in handling and scanning them!) along with a disk containing the scanned digital images.If you have information to add to the tree, or corrections, please feel free to e-mail or mail them to me at the addresses below.It is my fervent hope and desire that, together, we can grow and enrich the knowledge of our illustrious ancestors and create a rich and reverent memorial to all those who have gone before us and a lasting legacy for future generations to come!
This site is in its infancy and will likely be under constant construction.Much of the information on individuals contained at this site is incomplete and I will be updating information as it is received.I am still in the process of listing sources for all of my information, as well.I hope to eventually place links, queries, and other useful information on this page in the weeks and months ahead, so keep checking back often to see what's been added!
Thanks for your interest and I hope to be hearing from you soon!
DONATIONS TO CONTINUE THIS WORK:
If you find something useful here or simply want to support the work of building and maintaining this site, donations will be gladly accepted and gratefully appreciated!They may be sent to the name and address below.