Unfortunately, we know very little about Simon Pelletret, one of the founding settlers in Port Royal, Acadia, today’s Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. For decades, we only knew his surname through his daughters. Simon was long deceased by the time the first Acadian census was taken in Port Royal in 1671. In that and subsequent censuses, …
Perrine Bourg (c1626-1693/1698): Phoenix Rising from the Ashes – 52 Ancestors #461
I wish we knew who Perrine’s parents are, but we don’t. A significant amount of work has been done disproving several theories. Based on Acadian census data, combined with the birth years of her children, we know that Perrine was born between 1620 and 1626, and probably closer to 1626. We know that Perrine was …
Offline Divorce Records
October 31, 2025 Too many genealogists restrict their genealogical research to online records. The idea seems to be “if it’s not online, it doesn’t exist.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The number of records offline far exceeds those online. This is especially true of divorce records. Although divorces were rare in earlier …