[donie1]

I'm starting to research my father's side of the family and having a hard time since his family is from Quebec, Canada.

Above is my grandmother's name and she was born in 1900 in Victoriaville, Canada.

Can you help me find documents of her life in Canada and her other family members?

Thanks!

[zee909]

There's really quite a lot at ancestry. If you have a local library, check and see if they have a subscription. Here's the 1911 Canada census info:
Father's Name: Victor Champoux
Mother's Name: Delia Champoux
Tribal: French
Province: Quebec
District: Maisonneuve
District Number: 172
Sub-District: Montreal
Sub-District Number: 120
Place of Habitation: 60 Garnier
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Victor Champoux 52
Delia Champoux 39
Rosario Champoux 14
Aristide Champoux 13
Marie Champoux 11
Yvonne Champoux 9
Leo Champoux 7
Simone Champoux 6
Gaston Champoux 4
Aime Champoux 2

[donie1]

I can't believe it! I haven't been able to find anything on my grandmother's family and you found them. It's a shock because my grandmother always said she was an only child and then I find out that she had many brothers and sisters.

Her life was a mystery and she would never talk about her earlier life at all.

I'm looking on-line to trace more of her family. But can someone find out if there is a marriage certificate attached to her name?

Also it says Tribe in the census, do you think she was from an Indian reservation in Quebec? Rumors are that my grandfather did come from an Indian reservation near Montmorency.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by donie1

I can't believe it! I haven't been able to find anything on my grandmother's family and you found them. It's a shock because my grandmother always said she was an only child and then I find out that she had many brothers and sisters.

Her life was a mystery and she would never talk about her earlier life at all.

I'm looking on-line to trace more of her family. But can someone find out if there is a marriage certificate attached to her name?

Also it says Tribe in the census, do you think she was from an Indian reservation in Quebec? Rumors are that my grandfather did come from an Indian reservation near Montmorency.

Your ancestors may very well have had some aboriginal blood in them but I wouldn't read too much into the word "tribal" from the census. There is no such thing as a "French" aboriginal tribe. All French Canadians were lumped into to the "French" group in the census. The usual terms would have been race or ethnic group, not tribe. Tribe may just be a bad translation or transliteration.

Regarding further documents like a marriage certificate, you might want to look at Roman Catholic churches in the vicinity of 60 rue Garnier in Montreal. They might have something.

[donie1]

Thank you, Acajack for your help! The only thing that has been a roadblock for me is that the area where my grandparents came from is all in french and I don't speak the language. I will see if I can get somewhere with the churches in the area in Montreal but I don't know whether they'd be able to help me because of the language barrier.