Lalonde Family History Page

Here is a selection of documents that recount some of the history of the Lalonde family.

The text was provided by Eric Lalonde and the web site was designed by Chris Lalonde. If you have items to add to this collection, or suggestions about the web site, feel free to let us know.

For suggestions about the web site, contact Chris Lalonde (lalonde@uvic.ca). For questions about geneology, contact Eric Lalonde (ericllnd@sympatico.ca).

There is also an internet e-mail list devoted to Lalonde geneology. To join the list, send a message to: LALONDE-L-request@rootsweb.com

• A short history of the Lalonde Family [ version Française ]
  An outline of the early history of Lalondes in North America.

• The Life of Jean de Lalonde [ version Française ]
  Jean was the first Lalonde in North America.

• The descendants of Jean de Lalonde dit Lesperance

• Association Famille Lalonde D'Amérique [ version Française ]
  All about the Lalonde Family Association.

• The Jean de Lalonde Monument [ version Française ]
  A monument was erected in Montreal to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Jean de Lalonde. (with contributions from Normand Lalonde)

• The Lalonde Family Tree [ version Française ]
  The first 3 generations only -- there are 40,000 of us now!

• The Chapel of St. Louis [ version Française ]
  Jean de Lalonde was the first churchwarden of this parish in Baie D'Urfé

• Filles du Roi
  The story of how young women were convinced to leave France to become the wives of settlers in Canada.

• The story of Sarah Allen
  Sarah Allen was captured as a young girl in the Battle of Deerfield and marched, along with other captives from Massachusetts to Canada in 1704. She may never have seen her family again. In 1710, she became a citizen of New France and married Guillaume Lalonde (one of Jean's two sons).

• The Governors of New France and how they affected the Lalonde family
  The King became impatient ...

• A Hockey Superstar in the Lalonde Family
  Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde is described by the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the greatest players of all time ...

• First Citizen of Baie d'Urfé
  A short history of Baie d'Urfé. Our ancestor Jean de Lalonde was it's first citizen and churchwarden.