{"product_id":"pure-laine-the-lineage-of-two-seguin-families-theodore-seguin-and-alphonsine-seguin-hardcover","title":"Pure Laine: The Lineage of Two Seguin Families, Theodore Seguin and Alphonsine Seguin - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Seguin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePure Laine\u003c\/em\u003e... or, perhaps, not so pure? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the past 400 years, people from France, England, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany, in addition to several Indigenous North American nations; among them, Catholics, Puritans, Calvinists and pagans - all have contributed to the bloodline of two families that came together in Canada in the 20th Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1926, Theodore Seguin from Thurso, Quebec married Alphonsine Seguin, his 5th-cousin from Essex County, Ontario. Their ancestry, believed by generations to be entirely undiluted French and Roman Catholic - the myth of \u003cem\u003ePure Laine\u003c\/em\u003e - can now be seen as a colourful tapestry, inter-woven with many different ethnic, cultural and religious threads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our culture, our family name is usually passed down to us from our father. As a result, most genealogies trace only the paternal branches of a family tree - our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers - while making only peripheral mention of the maternal line - our mothers, grandmothers and great-grand-mothers - the women without whom none of us would be here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive family genealogy, Marc Seguin has included both paternal and maternal bloodlines of Theodore \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeguin and Alphonsine Seguin in a series of lineage charts stretching back 400 years to reveal a broader, more complex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand more complete family tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lineage charts are supplemented by a rich narrative with numerous illustrations, highlighting the stories of many Seguin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eancestors and uncovering the reality behind the French-Canadian myth of \u003cem\u003ePure Laine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Philip Seguin, is an independent historian who grew up in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Detroit River region and now lives in Prince Edward County, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOntario, Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 660\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.94 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776761848005,"sku":"9781738780112","price":117.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/PUB7bFewMm9781738780112.webp?v=1770553054","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/pure-laine-the-lineage-of-two-seguin-families-theodore-seguin-and-alphonsine-seguin-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}