The Livingston Family History - Alive and Well

Helen and Ulric Livingston circa 1959 Ulric's Grandparents According to Doreen (Livingston) Moore, Ulric Livingston's grandparents were Joseph Luversant and Marie Rose Lefebvre (married 14 November 1836) and they had 2 children: Joseph born 3 July 1837 at Hawkesbury, ON .  I could not locate an official birth record for Joseph, but his  baptismal record of 7 October 1837 at Ste. Madeleine Parish in Rigaud, Vaudreuil QC declared his parents as "Joseph Luversant, a cultivateur at Hawkesbury" and "Rose Lefebvre," and his godparents as "Arsene Luversant"  (godfather)  and "Emelie Cadieux"  (godmother). [PLEASE NOTE: a copy of this original record was sent to me by a very kind volunteer from the geneaological database message board provided by The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints at  http://FamilySearch.org  and I am eternally grateful.] Edesse born 28 March 1839 at Hawkesbury, ON. She ...

The Ulric Livingston Family PART TWO: Francois LIBERSAN LAVIOLETTE and Marie Angelique Amable Demers Dumais 1757 to Ulric's Parents 1873  Map of the "Isle of Montreal and surrounding environment" 1744 from  National Library and Archives Canada Francois Libersan Laviolette and Marie Angelique Amable Demers Dumais married on 3 May 1757 in Ste. Genevieve (Pierrefonds), QC [see left-hand bottom corner on the map]. Based on the PRDH database, they had the following children: Francois Savier born 29 September 1758 in Ste. Genevieve (Pierrefonds), and wed Marie Madeleine Gauthier on 17 April 1780  in Ste. Genevieve (Pierrefonds). Marie Angelique born 27 July 1760  in Ste. Genevieve (Pierrefonds) and wed Joseph Amable Lauzon on 31 January 1780 at the same parish. Marie Josephe born 6 July 1762  in Ste. Genevieve (Pierrefonds) and died one month later on 7 August 1762. Michel born 16 June 1764  in Ste. Genev...

This is my attempt to uncover the ancestors of Ulric Livingston, husband of Helen Langevin. Ulric was born in 1890, wed Helen in 1917 and died in 1977 (some of this information may be found in 2012 blog posts). I have uncovered Ulric's ancestors as far back as 1613. Hang on for the ride through the roller coaster ride of surname versions recorded by priests, notaries and fellow genealogists. WARNING:  If you focus on the number of surname changes, it will drive you insane! It is disturbing that the three main sources of my research, Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection) 1608-1890; Quebec, Vital and Church Records Drouin Collection 1621-1799, and the University of Montreal's PRDH (La Programme de Recherche en Demographie Historique) database altered the surname several times.  Doreen was correct to attribute these alterations due to illiteracy amongst the colonists and parish priests ...