My Father's Side: LaBerge

On my father's side, my ancestor Robert de la Berge came from Normandy,
France to Quebec, Canada in 1658.  The house that he built in the town
of L'Ange Gardien on the banks of the St. Lawrence river near Quebec City
stands to this day.  All of the LaBerges in North America are descendants
of Robert de la Berge. 

The earliest known ancestor is Robert's grandfather, Jean de la Berge who
was born around 1590 and lived in the small farming village of Colomby sur
Thaon (where Robert was born), just west of Caen.  Prior to that, the name disappears.  It is unknown where Jean was born. 
 

I have posted information on the LaBerge family at:  LaBerge Info

Maison Laberge was built originally by Nicolas Durand about 1660 out

of wood with a stone chimney.  In 1663, Nicolas Durand died and his

wife, Francoise Gosse married Robert de la Berge.  Before they retired

they expanded the wood house to the west and added a chimney.  In

1759 the British attacked and burned the house to the ground.  The

house was rebuilt with stone walls in 1760 using the surviving chimneys.

Around 1810 it was again expanded to the west and a false chimney was

added.  The house remained in the Laberge family until 1970 when it
was sold to Jacques Gagnon and his wife France Maës.  On June 13, 2011

I purchased the house and am in the process of restoring it.  It is

classified as a "Monument Historique Classe" certified by the Ministry of

Culture & Communication (MCCCF).  Link

How is the Laberge name spelled and why?  Laberge Name Spelling

Please contact me if you would like me to send you  my ancestry
wall chart, list of ancestors & descendants or GED file.

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My Mother's Side:  Sammon

My mother, Patricia Anne Sammon LaBerge, was the descendant of Thomas Sammon (b. 6/2/1817) who came over from Galway, Ireland to New York in 1836 and lived in Philadelphia, Cincinnati and St. Louis. He later moved to Galena, Illinois and then  Rockford, Illinois where he farmed until 1875.  He then moved to Guthrie County, Iowa and settled in the little town of Bayard where he had a 160 acre farm.  He served

in the Civil War.  Thomas had seven children with Julia McKenna. His fifth child was Edwin Sammon who would marry Emma Duffy.  Edwin's & Emma's oldest son, Howard (my grandfather), grew up in Baryard and became a bank president in Chicago, lost it all in the great depression and then successfully rebuilt the bank.  My grandmother, Marion Haggerty Sammon, was a fascinating person who traveled all over the world. It was hard to discuss a part of the world that she had not been to.

For further information on the history of the Sammon family, please

read the SammonFamilyAlbum written by Patricia Sammon LaBerge

and Dr. Jeanne LaBerge.
 

My earliest known maternal ancestor is Thomas Sammon's father,
Thomas and his wife Marcella O'Brien.

Please contact me if you would like me to send you  my ancestry
wall chart, list of ancestors & descendants or GED file.  Pictured to the right
are Thomas Sammon and Howard Sammon.

Information on the Sammon family name:  Sammon Name Origin.pdf

Where did the Sammons come from in Ireland?  Thomas Sammon came over
from Galway.  My uncle Mike thought they came from the city of Garbally.
Here is a map showing the number of phone listings of Sammons by
county (found on eicomphonebook.ie)  I have also attached a population
density map.  The greatest numbers are in the Dublin/Kildare/Wicklow
area and the Clare/Galway/Mayo area.

Sammon_Family_History.htm (written by Michael Sammon)

Sammon Residential Phone Listing By County

Population Density Map by County

My mom's younger sister, Maureen Joan Sammon married James Quinn, a
good Irish Catholic.  His grandfather was Charles (Charlie) John Quinn who
came over from the Liverpool area in 1849.  Here is a brief biography:

BiographyOfCharlieQuinn

Henry (Harry) Michael Quinn was a child prodigy and architect in Chicago.

Here is his biography with some e-mails.  BiographyOfHarryMichaelQuinn

Shown to the right are Henry Martin Quinn and Henry (Harry) Michael Quinn.