Wisconsin Creoles

[laddjean]

You can also buy some of these very valuable books at this location:http://www.hshistoricalsociety.org/Items_For_Sale.html

[Rivergal]

Hi, welcome to the forum! So "Wisconsin Creoles" is still in print. That's good news. I had the hardest time getting hold of a copy and never came across that website in my online search. Thanks a lot for the "heads up" and all the books on that site look interesting and helpful.

[bobloblaw]

Are you able to scan and email a few pages?

I'm looking for pages 216-217 and 324. I'm looking for information on the Carbonneau or Corbonneau dit Provencal family. I don't have $40 to spend on the book right now and haven't been able to find an online or local copy. Thanks!

[Rivergal]

Hi, Bobloblaw! I never did buy the book so far, but will be glad to help you find some info. I used to have scans of all the pages but the flashdrive I had them on gave up the ghost. For starters, go here and scroll down until you get to the part about Carbonneau dit Provencal:

www.docstoc.com/docs/90571501/KEWAUNEE-COUNTY-HISTORICAL-SOCIETY

I will try to contact someone and ask for those pages. Probably I will have them by the weekend.

[Rivergal]

Here is another informative link on the family Carbonneau dit Provencal.

archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NISHNAWBE/2004-05/1085494977

Some of the Provencal men were called LeBlanc, which means "the white man" as a joke because they were dark complected and had very black hair and eyes. You ought to read the ebook, "Old Traverse des Sioux" by Hughes, which you can find here:

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4493863;view=1up;seq=202;q1=LeBlanc;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=186

There are several mentions of the family in there. I suggest reading the entire book because it is very interesting, but if you search inside for "Provencalle" or "LeBlanc" you will find the references. You'll even find a very nice pen and ink drawing of one of the "LeBlancs" and also one of the inside of the Provencalle cabin.

[bobloblaw]

Great, thanks for the info!

Here's another link to the Kewaunee county info that doesn't require registration:
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wikchs/Newsletters/2008-July-KCHS-News.pdf

I'd come across the LeBlancs before, but hadn't been able to connect them to my ancestors. My ancestors are Mary Jane Provonsal (1861-1906) and her father Francis Provonsal (1811-1869). I'll spend some time reading that book. I think between that and the first article, I'll find the connection.

[Rivergal]

Bobloblaw, my source hasn't sent me the pages yet. Maybe he forgot and I'll have to remind him. Yes, that's a much better link you gave, much more legible. Try this one, too. A lot of information:

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wijuneau/Provonsal.html

It purports to have material from "Wisconsin Creoles" for the early family members. You have to scroll down a bit to find them.

The original name was Carbonneau but the family came to be called "Provencal" and then later "LeBlanc" for the reason I gave. But I think you will find a connection for sure.