HELLO AND WELCOME!
Des Groseillier is he our Ancestor?
He is the one sitting
Welcome to my journey: exploring the Grozelle, Brown, Farrell and Armstrong History.
This website opens up the past and shares the present.
I am starting with the past.
Is Des Groseillier our ancestor?
I want to know how the great Canadian Explorer Medard des Groseillier fits into our family story.
We were told as children that we are the descendants of Menard des Groseillier, the fur trader.
To determine the truth of this relationship I set out, to find out. My research using AI resulted in finding that we are indeed descendants of Medard des Groseillier. I also found out that he was knighted by King Charles 11 of England. A surprise to me as he was a French man.
HOW DID GROSEILLIER BECOME GROZELLE? Click on the his image and find out.
INSPIRATION FOR THIS WEBSITE
An 18th century photo album prompts the start of this website.
The photographs of my Armstrong, Farrell and Brown ancestors in this 18th century photo album peaked my interest in finding out more about them. I also wanted a way to share them with my family members and my relatives. So, as a result this website was started.
This album was given to me by my mother’s cousin, Sophia McLean (Eades). The pictures are of the Brown, Farrell, and Armstrong families.
Examples of pictures from the album
One of the pictures in the album is just below. Meet John Brown (seated) with John Eades his son -in-law (standing with hand on John’s shoulder). The picture on the left is in black and white as scanned from the album, the one on the right has been coloured by an AI programme I have.
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Videos: Meet the Brown and Armstrong family
The video consists of the black and white photos I scanned from the album as seen above.
This video contains a few pictures I scanned from the originalss in the album shown above.
You will enjoy seeing the fashions of the 1800s and the serious looks on the faces of the subjects.
I hope this movie intices you to view the one below.
Families of this century
The families of this century have produced very talent children, especially in the 20th century. Their talents vary from singers, actresses, dancers, basketball players and writers.
There are videos of these talented singers and guitar players. More videos to come of other talents.
If you find determining how we are related to these ancestors is somewhat confusing you might be helped by clicking the button below. (” Helpful guide to site content”) On this page you will see how the union of five families through their marriages resulted in our generation.
Feed back please!
Your feedback is invaluable in helping me piece together the puzzle of our family history. I would really love to have pictures or words showing the unique experiences in your family.
I know that each family has talented members. Please send me texts and or pictures of their endeavors.
Please feel free to reach out to me via email or by completing the form found in the footer or by visiting the contact page.
I look forward to hearing from you.
My Hope for this Website
My hope is that after YOU view this video you will be enticed to explore the website to learn more about the history of our family and meet the talented children of today 2026.
