The Livingston Family History - Alive and Well

Context: Archbishop Louis-Philippe Adelard Langevin (1855 - 1915) and                                                  Joseph Langevin (1857 - 1936) related? Hint: Watch for the mention of "cousin" in a newspaper article. This blog post examines whether Joseph Langevin's family married into Archbishop Louis Philip Adelard Langevin's family before 1903, when the Archbishop referred to Helen as "cousin" during her First Communion ceremony at St. Alphonse Roman Catholic Church, in St. Alphonse (now known as Lorne), Manitoba. It's interesting to note that Wikipedia describes St. Alphonse as a village made up of mostly Belgian immigrants in the late 1800s ( Saint Alphonse, Manitoba - Wikipedia ) .   1920 Joseph Langevin was born on Jan. 16, 1857, to parents Francois Xavier Bergevin dit Langevin and Mary Shea in Springfield, Massachusetts. Joseph became a Ca...

Let's take a quick, high-level look at the Archbishop Langevin's ancestors and compare them to Joseph Langevin's ancestors to see if there's an obvious link between the families. Archbishop Louis-Philippe Adelard Langevin                      Joseph Langevin  1855-1915                                                                                      1857-1933 Father: Francois Theophile Langevin                              Father: Francois Xavier Bergevin dit Langevin Mother: Marie Pamela Racicot                            ...