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THE MUSIC PLAYS ONCE
ON THE HOME PAGE: (In the living years, Mike and the Mechanics) Hello, I am Roy and thanks to Lycos, the owner of this site.
I have started this site to promote the family genealogy and the family name, which is ``deGerlaisse``
the original and correct spelling of the family name that originated in Belgium and had taken up roots in New
France. It is written that Jean-Jacquet had been some what educated, so therefore had known how to write his name.
The spelling, with the two "S" in the name comes from documents found containing his signature. Belgium names that
had begun with a small "de" before the family name, as had been the case with Jean-Jacquet, had "originally denoted "Nobility."
But in his case, it had denoted the new class of "Bourgeoise". His father had been "Seigneur des Hameteaux". Do not confuse
this to mean that Ferdinand de Gerlaisse had been of noble birth or of Nobility. Bourgeoise had not been nobility. Birthed
from within a classless society of the time, if one had not been Royal ... one was a peasant. Then a middle class had
emerged and been recognised, the Bourgeoisie. That had birthed a sort of gentleman within an otherwise classless
society. I hope that is a little less confusing.
Today the family name is spelled Desjarlais, but has many varients of that name. Some are Dejarlis, Desjarlis, Degarlis,
Decharlais, Degarlais, and I am certain that there are even more. The thing is, we are all cousins, and descendants
from one source, Jean-Jacquet deGerlaisse, Sieur de St. Amant, and his arrival in New France in the year 1665, as a farmer attached
to the Carignan-Salieres Regiment. It is written that he had moved in with an already established farming family
and that he had quickly proved his worth. And in my research I haven't found anything that indicates that he had been a regular
soldier in the Regiment, because he had not been garrisoned, while all the regular soldiers had been garrisoned in various
Forts built for Tracy when they came over. And when he marries and finally buys land that land is leased to him, and
one of the stipulations for getting the lease had been that he become part of the Militia to help guard the Seigneuries. It
is written that he had been in the Militia, after the regular Regiment had disbanded.
I am retired, I read, I write, I love music with a beat and I rent videos by the ton. Being a Canadian I love hockey
and the Montreal Canadians. Have fun reading. This is my story.
My Favorites
Favorite Band or Musician: Roy Orbison Favorite TV show: Castle Favorite movie: The Game
Favorite book: All books
Favorite sports team: Montreal Canadians
Favorite food: Lobster and butterfly shrimp
My Hobbies
I am a star gazer. I am a pilot and an Air Traffic Controller, so UFO's are not unknown to me. Once asked if I had believed
in UFO's I had answered NO... I don't believe... I know ... but that is another story. I love writing, and presently I have
more then 80 journals going, they are all a WIP, and some have read what I have written and asked why I haven't published?
I don't know? Perhaps because I don't think that what I write would interest anyone. Besides, its a pastime, a hobby, and
not something that makes a slave of me.
Most Admired
Gen Chuck Yeager
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Hello everyone, please feel free to drop me a line. But allow me to say this first,
I have info on my branch of the Desjarlais genealogy. The offshoots, those of the Desjarlais women that married, whomever,
well, those ladies are part of another's genealogy. And while their names appear, and it lists who they married, it ends
with that. And most pictures that used to link with other sites have since
been discontinued. Be sure to check out Larry Quinto's site, the Belhumeur Page.
It has a plethora of information, including some on the Desjarlais ancestry.
The space below will be used to answer your queries:
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Andree Gobeil-Desjarlais, a classy lady. |
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