Gordon Lavoie
Honor Code SignatorySigned 11 Apr 2024 | 294 contributions | 24 thank-yous | 2,075 connections
Signed 11 Apr 2024 | 294 contributions | 24 thank-yous | 2,075 connections
Acadian ( Québécois and AmerIndian ) genealogy, as it relates to so many Acadian ancestors.
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Gordon Lavoie
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Armand Joseph Francis Lavoie
and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2024
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If you have an account with Family Search - (free to join) - you can view my family tree (12 generations - and beyond in some cases) at FamilySearch.org - https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/ . My tree is at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LBFT-R41 . Gordon.
https://www.peimuseum.ca/board-of-governors . Board Member (two terms -- 2020 - 2023 -- 2023 - 2026), Prince Edward Island (Canada) Museum and Heritage Foundation.
"Gordon Lavoie was raised in St. Edward, PEI, and after graduating from Tignish Regional High School, he attended the University of Prince Edward Island. Gordon completed his studies at Laval University in 1982. Back in PEI, Gordon embarked on a 33-year journey with the Federal Government in a variety of positions, retiring from Public Safety Canada in 2015. Gordon has, and continues to volunteer time on various community organizations such as the MacKillop Centre for Social Justice. He [was] Vice-President [for three terms - and then - President for two terms] of the "Conseil d'administration du Musée Acadien" in Miscouche [1] . Gordon hosts a database at the Acadian Museum Research Centre which helps 300,000 plus Acadian descendants to connect with their Acadian ancestors, who arrived in Acadia from France some 400 years ago."
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https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background . Co-Administrator, Family Tree DNA Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Project .
"About Gordon J. Lavoie, Co-Administrator
( submitted by Marie Rundquist... )
Gordon Lavoie, who is also a member of the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project, is a regular contributor to the dialog on the members-only "Activity Feed" where he frequently responds, in detail, to questions about DNA haplogroups and the genealogical connections among our project members -- with references!
[While I was writing an email to him, thanking him for his kindness and well-considered responses to our project members' questions on our site, it came to me that I should ask Gordon to join our project as an Administrator. So, I followed my instincts, asked Gordon to join us, and was so delighted when he accepted and then came aboard.]
After graduating from Tignish Regional High School, Gordon (who was raised in PEI) attended the University of Prince Edward Island. Gordon completed his studies at Laval University in 1982 where he earned an honours specialization in Linguistics. Back in PEI, Gordon embarked on a 33-year journey with the Federal Government in a variety of positions, retiring from Public Safety Canada in 2015. Gordon has, and continues to volunteer time on various community organizations and projects.
He is currently [was for 2 terms] President of the "Conseil d'administration du Musée Acadien" in Miscouche [2] . Gordon is an avid and experienced genealogist and hosts a database at the Acadian Museum Research Centre which helps 300,000 plus Acadian descendants to connect with their Acadian ancestors, who arrived in Acadia from France some 400 years ago.
Most important to new and long-time project members, Gordon is "one of us" and his knowledge of our Acadian - Amerindian lineages, the haplogroups that arise from Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project data, and respect for the value of DNA analysis to genealogical research, are best expressed in his professional signature:
Gordon's DNA signature: mtDNA - U6a7a1a (Lejeune - Acadian) and Y-DNA - R-BY41645 (de la Voye - French-Canadian) - or simply, a person. Signature ADN de Gordon : ADNmt - U6a7a1a (Lejeune - [Acadienne] et ADNy - R-BY41645 (de la Voye - Canadien-français) - ou tout simplement, une personne."
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Phil Lavoie
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-FGC50035, FTDNA kit #B198440 - Greg Lavoie :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-BY41645, FTDNA kit #662409
- Gordon Lavoie: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #B530731
- Larry Muise :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U6a, FTDNA kit #172529
- Gordon Johnson :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U6a, FTDNA kit #364765
- Joanne (Dewtie) Davies :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U6a7a1a, FTDNA kit #MI25284
- Khail Garrard :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U6a7a1a, FTDNA kit #b916923
- Leland Surette :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
- Gordon Lavoie: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, FTDNA kit #B530731
- Pauline (Eisner) Bouvier :
Mitochondrial DNA Test Other, haplogroup U6a7a
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Gordon Lavoie:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B530731
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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LBFT-R41
(Caution : These are meant as ‘references’ only. They may, or may not, contain ‘sources’ recognized by WikiTree.)
"Suggestions for genealogy searches - possibilities and limitations. (work in progress…) Some are pay as you go – but many are free to use. Last update – 20240318
Note : Some of these references are in English, or in French only.
"37fam." refers to https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/node/55 ‘WHITE, Stephen A. « La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94" », Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994).’
"ABG" refers to A Billion Graves website. https://billiongraves.com/ . [not all cemeteries have been recorded in this source database - Sherwood Cemetery in Charlottetown is - Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Palmer Road is not – yet.]
"AIG" refers to Acadians in Gray http://acadiansingray.com/ . " … From Bona Arsenault’s monumental five-volume genealogy of the Acadians, I compiled a list of families who were exiled from Nova Scotia and who settled in Louisiana. … " . 12 books and much more (in English) as of October 2023.
"AN" - Acadie Nouvelle. https://www.acadienouvelle.com/ . [some historical documents and articles - subscription is required.]
"AFGD" Arsenault Family: Genealogical Dictionary by Denis Savard. [not available on-line - but there is a copy at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche. Some have noticed errors and omissions. 766 pages.]
"BK1" or "BK1000" generally refers to the ancestor Acadian database at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche, PEI . [27,000 plus individuals - 13,600 plus families - but it is primarily an "ancestor" database - highly searchable using (Ctrl+W). This database has up to 270,000 names [parents, siblings, their spouses, and other spouses and their children] listed under the "Notes" tab - based on 27,000 individuals multiplied by 10. You can use the ( Ctrl+W ) function to perform a "word search" to find these individuals in the "notes" search field. Database and program are available to place on a flash drive for off-site and off-line use. Information is "as is" - in English and / or in French. - The program at the Museum is licensed - the program for off-site use can be licensed for a one-time nominal fee.]
"BMS2000" - "La référence des recherches généalogiques du Québec et des provinces et états voisins." - http://www.bms2000.org/fr .
"CEAAC" refers to Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson, http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/ . [ancestor documents and information, armories, etc. - Many on-site resources.]
"DNA-G-H" refers to Marie Rundquist’s DNA-Genealogy-History website at https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/archives/02-2023 . As at October 2023 there are 70 plus articles via the ‘archives’ pages. "Rundquist’s works include published books that bring together the results of her research, white papers, presentations, and collaborative blogs and articles. " .
"FA" refers to Find-A-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery . [not all cemeteries are included - headstone info. may not be accurate for example - Madeleine Downing tombstone registry information is "Mrs. Moses F. Perry" - the headstone has her surname as "PERRY". Also FA is included as a searchable field in the Brother's Keeper program.]
"FHRC" refers to Family Heritage Research Community - [ https://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/ ] ‘…Interweaving DNA test results, history, and genealogy, Rundquist develops comprehensive historical narratives that are uniquely products of the present but which give voice to unheard ancestors, and truths, of the past. ... ’. Also see ... [ https://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/dna-project-portfolio ] .
"FTDNA" - refers to Family Tree DNA website "https://www.familytreedna.com/". [DNA matches among descendants and up to 5 generations for ancestors. One of the largest, if not the largest DNA database. Includes Family Finder to help determine family connections.]
"GA" refers to Gilles Pinet's genacadie database - http://leger.genacadie.ca/p80457.htm [appears to be off-line.]
"g-a" refers to website Généalogie-acadienne - http://www.genealogie-acadienne.net/?action=indiDetails&I=460733 .
"Geneanet" - https://en.geneanet.org/ ou en français - https://www.geneanet.org/?lang=fr . « Geneanet, c'est : - le 1er site français de généalogie- 7 milliards d'individus référencés- 4,5 millions de membres- 1,6 million d'arbres généalogiques » .
"GFA" , "nGFA" , "GFAÎPÉ" - refers to Jean Bernard's « Généalogie des Familles acadiennes de l'Î.-P.-É. c. 1764 - c. 1900 » Volumes I to VII. Generally using definitions, translations, abbreviations, phrases, as recorded in the introductory pages (i to xlii) in GFA "R-W" Volume VII, and other volumes. "nGFA" refers to the revised and updated edition of these volumes - c. 1764 - c. 1921. [an excellent and detailed resource for PEI Island Acadian familes. This resource is not available on-line, but the books can be purchased for use off-site.
"GFAN" ou "GFAN 2019, etc" Généalogie des Français d'Amérique du Nord - Denis Beauregard - http://www.francogene.com/genealogie/gfan.php . ["More than 189,000 family sheets, often with all married children (the web site version has only 30,000 sheets)" - " An English version is available (one time cost – and yearly updates are also available) at https://www.francogene.com/genealogy/gfna.php .
"HA" refers to « Histoire des Acadiens de L'Île du Prince-Édouard » par J.-H. Blanchard. [PEI Acadian historical information. 120 pages.]
"LDS" The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints : "Latter-Day Saints" https://www.familysearch.org/ . [information as presented by others is sometimes limited - and sometimes not accurate.
"MA" refers to the Musée acadien (Acadian Museum), Centre de recherche acadien de l'Î.-P.-É., Miscouche, l'Î.-P.-É. http://museeacadien.org/ . [The Acadian Museum in Miscouche is often the best location to research Acadian families - given the more focused Acadian research documents, such as books, family charts, family files, card files, etc. - and there are considerable electronic documents, etc., available on site.]
"NO" refers to nosorigines.qc.ca website « Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française » https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/genealogieSearch.aspx . [Not so good to search for an individual alone. You would need to also search for their spouse - or parents.
"OMT" refers to Our Maritime Ties website http://ourmaritimeties.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2942&tree=Annette . [an excellent resource, good solid research - and sources to Bona Arsenault's books, etc., are included. Many Acadian ancestors are included.] -
"PRDH" Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH) de l'Université de Montréal https://www.prdh-igd.com/fr/le-prdh . [A little complicated to access and there are fees for a number of "hits" . Really good though to have access to actual birth, mariage, burial images - but limited to the Province of Québec. You have to know what you are looking for before going in - or you will waste a lot of "hits" - and there is a 24 hour limit to consult. Includes ancestors residing in Québec after the Acadian deportation (1758). "La base du PRDH comprend quelque 2 400 000 actes de divers types".]
"Ra" livre de Denis Savard - "Racines acadiennes" Tome 1, 2016 - Les Éditions de la Francophonie [Good historical ancestor and descendant references - and significant references to Acadian ancestor DNA results. 198 pages.]
... the comments are limited here to 8,000 characters... Gordon 20240425.
edited by Gordon Lavoie
"My interest in our family genealogy started in 1987 (we knew practically nothing about who our ancestors were up until then) - and then I started to expand my research circa 1999 to include other Acadian and Québécois families of interest. I have devoted much more time to Acadian, AmerIndian, and Québécois genealogy since my retirement in 2015. Here is an example, circa 1999, where I needed to get some help. We all need help from time to time - and sometimes mysteries get resolved. All the best, Gordon. "**translation from the French text received by fax from Donald Léger, Allain Association 99.01.27.
"The family of Pierre Allain and Marguerite LeBlanc found themselves back in Acadia and settled in Carleton, Gaspésie, QUÉBEC. It appears that Pierre died at Brest in FRANCE around 1764. His decendants have remained in Carleton up to David's (Fabien-David's) generation; at least, I have found them in the Carleton registers : from where most of the information copied here was found.
There are two volumes (on the subject) in the Acadian archives (Moncton). I was able to consult them. These volumes are not on display and you have to know they exist to consult them.
This morning, there was only Father Anselme and myself in the archives. I took advantage of this to ask for information I was missing. Stephen White, the Director, brought me the two volumes previously mentioned. This Stephen White is a real computer! We spoke about David for a few minutes and suddenly he recalled seeing his name and where. I had only to refer to Carleton (1773 to 1850???)
I copied a bit of the information here but there is still information to be found in the registers. I am giving you what I copied."--Donald Léger / faxed by Léonard Allain."
Gordon 20240419. ___________________________
Gordon's DNA signature: mtDNA - U6a7a1a (Lejeune - Acadian) and Y-DNA - R-BY41645 (de la Voye - French-Canadian) - or simply, a person. Signature ADN de Gordon : ADNmt - U6a7a1a (Lejeune - [Acadienne] et ADNy - R-BY41645 (de la Voye - Canadien-français) - ou tout simplement, une personne.
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