Genealogy

Family of Harry George Friedman, Jr.

Click on a link below for genealogical details of my family.  For the sake of privacy, no one is included who is living and was born more recently than the generation of my own grandparents.  Members of my family are welcome to email me for copies of these genealogies that include more recent generations.

My email address is:  friedman-at-cs.uiuc.edu (change -at- to @)

My direct ancestors are shown in boldface.
 
Friedman  Latvia/Courland Jewish
Reichenberg  German Jewish
Landry  Acadian/Cajun French
Aucoin  Acadian/Cajun French
Dugas  Acadian/Cajun French
Delcambre  Cajun French
Miguez  Cajun Spanish
Caillier  French
Talon  French
Etié  French
Borel  French
Smith  English
Masson  French
Linton  Scot
Hupp  Dutch

What's the difference between Acadian and Cajun French?

French settlements in North America in the 17th century included those in Acadia (present day Nova Scotia), Québec, and Louisiana.  The name “Canada,” in this period, refers to Québec, and does not include Acadia.  The history of these three colonies is quite different.  For the present purpose, let us note that the Acadian colonists in 1755 were forcibly deported by the British.  Eventually, some of those deported settled in Louisiana, where they became known as Cajuns (a corruption of the word Acadians).  Other groups migrated to Louisiana as well, and intermarried with the Acadians, so that the term Cajun includes people of many other origins besides the Acadians: other French migrations, Spanish, Germans, Irish, and still more.  For further information on this subject, see the Acadian links below.

Abbreviations:

b. born
bt. baptized
bur.  buried
c. circa
d. died
dau. daughter
div. divorced
F female
M male
m. married
nmn no middle name
Ref.  Reference

Dates are shown in the format month/day/year.  E.g., 12/1/1700 means Dec. 1, 1700, not Jan. 12, 1700.

Alternative names and spellings are shown in parentheses ( ).  These are names and spellings found in the records which appear to be the same person.  Where there is doubt, the notation “[same?]” will be found.  Other notes by the compiler are shown in square brackets [ ].

Nicknames are shown in quote marks.  When a person was commonly called by other than the first given name, the name commonly used is shown, sometimes in quotes and sometimes in parentheses.

Some useful genealogical links:

Cyndi's List   http://www.CyndisList.com/
Jewish Genealogy   http://www.jewishgen.org/
Acadian, Cajun, and French Canadian Genealogy   http://www.acadian-home.org/
    http://www.acadian.org/

A genealogical problem:  The Two Joseph Landry - Marie Melançon Families

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