How to join VFA

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How to join VFA

Our last post explained how you can determine if you are a member already. So what if you checked and found you are not? Joining is easy, and here we’ll explain how.

You are eligible to join the Violette Family Association if you are a descendant of Francois Violet/Violette. You can show you are a descendant by giving your RIN (genealogical Record Identification Number) which can be found (if you don’t know it) by doing a lookup at VioletteRegistry.com/FamilyTree. If you aren’t in the Violette Registry and think you should be, contact our Genealogist, Rod Violette (VFA#12) and provide your family information so he can add you to the Family Tree. His contact info is in the footer of this and every page. Continue reading →

Violette Registry is here!

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The Violette Family Association has started a new service called Violette Registry. The entire 81,500-name genealogical database is now accessible from the web site at VioletteRegistry.com. And you don’t have to sign in to see it.

You can easily review your Family Tree and trace ancestors or descendants. At the web site go to Genealogy then click Family Tree or go directly to VioletteRegistry.com/FamilyTree. While you won’t be able to make changes yourself to the information there, you can easily contact Rod Violette (VFA #12), Genealogist, to ask questions or provide family information updates. Click the Contact Us link in the Family Tree area to send Rod an email with your questions or info.

We encourage you to extend your Family Tree. Let Rod know if you have children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren that are not shown there. Also, let him know about missing siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, and so on. We want this Family Tree to be as complete as possible not only for you but as a resource for future generations!

We’ll tell you more about the Violette Family Tree and the Violette Registry web site in future articles.

Early Violette land grants, St John River

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Figure 1: Original map of part of the original Soucy Concession map. Shows Tract 3 on the left with the lots pioneered by Francois and his son Augustin.

Let’s go back in time a bit – well actually back to around 1791 – and see where François and his family pioneered when they moved to the Upper St John Valley. They had felt forced out from the lands along the Hammond River where they had been settled for about 20 years, and with several other families sought land far away from the growing British influence in southern New Brunswick. Several families were granted land under what was called the Soucy Concession. Other families had recently been granted land under the Mazzerole Concession in the area where Madawaska ME is now located. Continue reading →

Updates and additions

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Thanks to the dozens of people who have contacted Rod Violette (VFA #12), our Genealogist, in the last week or so with corrections, additions, and updates to our genealogical database! The database now has 80,971 people in 32,238 families.

And thanks to the dozens of VFA members who responded to Dave Violette’s (VFA #621) emails asking for updates on member emails. Dave is working on updates to the Association member database in preparation for an added feature at our web site – VioletteFamily.org.

For those who have not checked out our new Family Tree function, go to the website and hover over Genealogy and click the Family Tree tab. This will take you to the area where you can search out your own information or any other in the database. Continue reading →

Search your family

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Search home screen for Charles Violet, Francois’ son

Finally, the ability to search your family tree is available at our web site – VioletteFamily.org. No login is required. Go to the web site and select Genealogy, then click on Family Tree. That brings you to the search home page. From there, enter a last and first name, and click the Search button, and you will get a list of all those in the database meeting those criteria. Scroll through the list to find the one you are looking for. If you pause and hover over any name a popup will provide a little more information about that person so you can see if that is the one you are looking for. When you find the correct one, click on it to bring up a Personal Information form giving more info. Continue reading →

Have you read A Violette History book?

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A Violette History

A Violette History, published by the Violette Family Association

It has been over three years since A Violette History was published – have you ordered your copy yet? It is available on Amazon. Just search for the book title.  Book sales proceeds go to the Association. This was a major work authored by David A. Violette (VFA #621), Rod Violette (VFA #12), and Guy Dubay (VFA #892). The book traces the history of François Violet/Violette (1744-1824), acknowledged as the progenitor of our Violette family in North America. It covers the period from his grandparents in France through his own life in France, Fortress Louisbourg, New Brunswick, and Maine. Continue reading →

No Reunion 2017

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We are sorry to report that there will be no Violette Family Association Reunion 2017. Planning for potential sites started too late and lagged too much to be able to provide members with enough time to plan their vacations to take in the Reunion.

Can we postpone the Reunion to 2018? Possibly.

But Reunion event planners need to have things finalized by THIS SUMMER (summer 2017) in order to hold the Reunion in 2018.

We encourage anyone who would like to hold a Reunion in MA, CT, or NH to contact the Association right away so we can help you move forward with planning.