Welcome to my blog, devoted to telling the story of my ancestor, Jeanne Marguerite Chevalier.

In addition to providing as many details as possible about my ancestor, the posts will also include anecdotes about experiences encountered in my search for Jeanne’s story.  As Jeanne’s 8th great granddaughter, writing almost 300 years after her death, I am in the process of weaving together many historical bits and pieces of her life with archival research, live interviews and conversations in France, Quebec and the United States.  And of course, I’m having to use some creative hypothesizing and my intuition to fill in any gaps in information.  Jeanne’s is a story full of both facts and mysteries.  It’s a story of endings and new beginnings.  And it’s a story of much courage, stamina, will, and many choices.  Please read Suggested Table of Contents for some tips on how to read the posts about her history.