Our Tree of Life

Our Alford-Hathaway Family

Most of our Alford and Hathaway ancestors immigrated to the Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Connecticut colonies from England before there was a United States of America. They were brave souls who risked everything. taking a dangerous, up to eight-week, trip on a small sailing ships, to establish a home for themselves, children, children's children, and us, in the New World. They were pioneers, who often suffered great hardships, but endured as they improved their lot and their world with each generation. Their descendants fought to establish the United States, and their descendants fought to defend and preserve the Union. We owe much to them. Their blood runs through our veins and their spirit is in our souls. These are their stories. They are people worth knowing.

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Our Labadie-Lestage Family

Most of our Labadie and Lestage ancestors immigrated to New France when that include all of what are today, Canada and large parts of the United States. They came from France, primarily departing from La Rochelle, to establish new homes in the new world. These were hearty folks and pioneers, who traveled hundreds of miles by canoe through the wilderness, moving their families to the outposts on the edge of the frontier. They became close friends with the natives and learned their ways as well as sharing their own traditions with them. They became fur traders, farmers, and businessmen. Their descendants built those frontier settlements into thriving towns and cities across southern Canada and the northern United States. They are people worth knowing. I hope you enjoy their stories.

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