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2025-02-05
Suzanne Darling, a descendant of the Vanier family, has brought us an interesting piece of news: American actor, director, and producer Kelsey Grammer best known for his iconic role as Dr. Frasier Crane in the television series Cheers and Frasier, also has roots in the Vanier family. Learn more by reading his biography on our website. A big thank you to Suzanne for this great discovery!
2024-09-04
A marriage record (available in the departmental archives of Pas-de-Calais) made in Montreuil, today Montreuil-sur-Mer, in 1677 discovered by Vincent Lécuyer confirms some of the genealogical data available on this site, in addition the profession of Julien Brûlé is comparable to that of Nicolas Dunepveu and his son. See Famille de Jacqueline Gaillard & Nicolas Dunepveu for more details.
2024-09-02
A great discovery by Yves Vanier about the marriage of Guillaume Dunepveu, half-brother of Guillaume Le Vanier. In 2011, Yves determined that Guillaume Dunepveu had married Marie Brûlé around 1677. Thanks to information found on the Geneanet site, we now know that it was indeed in 1677, but more specifically October 9, 1677 in Notre -Dame, Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, France. Here is the page of the parish register page with the original record.
2024-05-05
Another Quebec singer, Jean-Pierre Ferland, also recently deceased, is a descendant of the Vanier family. Check out his
biography on our site to find out more.
Thanks to Yves Vanier once again for his research.
2024-03-24
The Quebec singer Emmanuëlle, who recently deceased, is also a descendant of the Vanier family. Check out her
biography on our site to find out more.
Thanks to Yves Vanier for discovering this new celebrity in the family.
2023-03-27
Two great racing drivers, father and son, now find themselves in our pantheon of family celebrities: Gilles Villeneuve and
his son Jacques Villeneuve. Thank you Yves Vanier for the discovery!.
2022-06-06
Two great ladies now find themselves in our pantheon of Family Celebrities: Pauline Vanier and
Louise Harbour. Great suggestion (i.e. Pauline) and discovery (i.e. Louise) by Yves Vanier.
2022-04-17
Yves Vanier finds another great historical figure in the family: Guy Vanier.
Guy is the son of Joseph Vanier & Séphora Dandurand, brother of
Anatole Vanier and first cousin of
Georges Philias Vanier. Guy was very active and known in Montreal as a lawyer, professor and involved in several organizations in the city.
Check out the Family Celebrities section to access his biography. Great job again Yves!
2022-01-01
Yves Vanier continues his fine work as a detective and researcher and discovers that
Katherine Levac,
Franco-Ontarian comedian and actress, is a descendant of Isabelle Vanier. Check out the
Family Celebrities section to access her biography. Thanks Yves!
2020-12-30
Contracts of engagement from the 18th century tell us that the profession of Voyageur (a "coureur des bois" who had a license to trade, see
Voyageurs |
The Canadian Encyclopedia) became a strong family tradition, even distinctive of the Vanier family in North-America, and this, for the first four male generations descending from Guillaume Le Vanier.
His son Jean Le Vanier was the first to participate in an expedition that founded the city of Detroit in 1701.
His sons Jean-Baptiste Le Vanier,
Joseph Le Vanier and Charles Le Vanier
followed in their father's footsteps and embarked on several trips west between 1732 and 1754 (see each individual's page for details).
His grandson Claude Vanier in 1799, and even two great-grandsons of Jean Le Vanier,
Isodore Vanier in 1830 and
Luc Vanier who enlisted at least twice in 1795 and 1797.
See the article Engagés pour l'ouest published in the magazine
l'Ancêtre to learn more about the Voyageurs.
2020-12-22
From 1893 to 1895, an epidemic of scarlet fever occurred in the Montreal region.
Jean-Claude Vanier's work with the decryption and transcription of death certificates makes us notice that three children of
Jules Vanier & Onésime Locas died eight days apart in April 1893, namely Marie Anne Vanier,
Pierre Napoléon Vanier and Hector Jules Vanier. These three children probably
died of this fever.
2020-12-08
New photos of tombstones of the Vanier family in the Quebec cemetery of Saint Norbert
were sent to us by Jean-Claude Vanier:
The tombstone of the family of Jean-Baptiste Vanier and that of the family of
Frédéric Vanier.
2020-12-07
Following the death of Max Gros-Louis on November 14, 2020, Yves Vanier found that this great man is a descendant of the Vanier family.
Max Gros-Louis is part of the 12th generation and is a
descendant of Marie Madeleine Le Vanier. Visit the Family Celebrities section to access his biography.
2020-08-06
For family members who have not had the chance to visit Honfleur, an important place for our Vanier ancestors,
this video shows Ste-Catherine and the houses on the port very well: Ville de Honfleur. Happy viewing!
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