A long term goal of mine has been to compile and share the White Bear Lake Vadnais family genealogy, history, stories and pictures I’ve amassed over the last few decades. Initially, I thought I would write a book, but having done that before I’ve been reluctant to travel down that path again. A second option was to publish on the internet. Over the last several months I have scanned and filed several thousand family documents and pictures. I have also pushed myself onto a steep learning curve, one that involves my learning how to create a website so I can write a family history blog. Please bear with me as I plan to publish as I create and refine the website. The focus of the blog will be my paternal grandparents, Adlore Joesph Vadnais and Ellen Lucy Vadnais (Peltier), their ancestors and descendants. My hope is to publish new material each week. I have many, many pages of topics to cover, but I would love input, stories and material on things you’d like covered. I am excited to share what I have learned about our incredibly rich family history.
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Cindy
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My wife and I enjoyed and learned from your website about my relation to Alanis Morisette. I also see that you have written books about White Bear Lake and St. Mary of the Lake School. My book Hydraulics and Pneumatic in Environmental Engineering was published by Wiley in, January 2025.
We have been doing genealogy for many years, and have about 25,000 names in our Family Tree Maker software. We have added the following to our family newletter:
Our genealogical achievement this year followed up on a Finding Your Roots program in January 2024 about Canadian singer and songwriter Alanis Nadine Morissette. We learned that In April 2024 an author named Cynthia Vadnais (to whom David is related) followed up with a blog on the web detailing relatives of Alanis. Alanis’ 9th great-grandparents are Jean Baptiste Cloutier and Marie-Anne Martin Lescossois. Jean is the grandson of Denis Cloutier and Renee Briere, who are David’s 11th great-grandparents. Denis, who was born Abt. 1565 in Mortagne, Perche (Orne), FRANCE (Basse-Normandie) and died Aft. March 2, 1633 in France, is the grandfather of Jean Cloutier. Jean was born May 13, 1620 in France, died October 16, 1690 in Chateau Richer, Montmorency Quebec City, Canada. He emigrated from France to Quebec where he married Marie-Anne Martin Lescossois (born in Quebec City, Canada on April 19, 1635 and died April 26, 1699 in Chateau Richer). They had 14 children, 10 of whom were girls. Their Cloutier descendants kept the ancestral home, built in the French style, for 289 years, from 1676 to 1965. Located in the municipality of Sainte-Famille on Île d’Orléans (where David’s 9th great-grandparents settled), the Maison Morisset was classified as a historic site and building by the Ministry of Culture and Communications of Quebec on June 7, 1962. It is reputed to be the oldest stone house in the province of Quebec. In addition to its historical and architectural interest, the house has appeared in a large number of books, works of art, and several television appearances. Also on Île d’Orléans was the home of Jacques DeLugre, David’s 9th great-grandfather. His wife Marie Taupier is David’s 9th great-grandmother. Jacque was born April 25, 1636 in La Rochelle, Aunis (Charente-Maritime), France, died Bef. December 28, 1687. Both died in Ste. Famille, Ile d’Orleans. She was born Abt. 1637 in Poitou (Vendee), France, died November 16, 1703 in Ste. Famille. They had nine children, and lived at Ste. Famille from 1664 until their deaths. In June 1999, we had an enjoyable visit with the owner of the house and property on which Jacque and Marie’s home once stood.
We would like to add the full genealogical information to our records, and wonder if you can provide the full information about your related genealogy. Thank you!