HTHE HAMEL FAMILYHERITAGE PROJECT
ROOTED IN QUÉBEC · GROWN IN NEW ENGLAND

Every generation
has a story.

Discover the lives, work, journeys and connections that shaped the Hamel family—from nineteenth-century Québec to the present day.

✦ Original parish records✦ Growing family archive✦ Stories behind the names
01 / OUR STORY

From the farms of Québec to the families of Massachusetts.

Our history is more than a collection of names and dates. It's a story of work, migration, family, and the lives people built.

In 1899, a farmer named Ferdinand Hamel and his wife Georgiana Plante welcomed their son Joseph Amédée in Sainte-Agathe, Québec. A century later, a baptismal entry helped reconnect their descendants to that moment.

This project brings together original records, careful research, and family memories. Every discovery adds another chapter.

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02 / OUR ROOTS

Our family, generation by generation.

Explore relatives together by generation. Select any person to see their story, occupation and historical records.

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This tree includes family-reported relationships and compiled genealogy leads alongside reviewed parish records. Not all sibling connections are independently verified. Living relatives have limited details.

03 / THE ARCHIVE

History, in their own handwriting.

Original records are the foundation of this project. Each document tells us something that a family tree alone cannot.

BAPTISM · 1899
B.44SAINTE-AGATHE

Joseph Amédée Hamel

Names Ferdinand Hamel, farmer, and Georgiana Plante as his parents.

● Reviewed original
BAPTISM · 1859
B.90SAINT-NICOLAS

Ferdinand Hamel

Identifies his parents as Modeste Hamel and Éloïse Sévigny.

● Reviewed original
MARRIAGE · 1854
M.31SAINT-ANTOINE-DE-TILLY

Modeste & Loïse

Marriage entry identifies the couple's parents, extending the family line.

● Reviewed original
MARRIAGE · 1826
M.24SAINT-NICOLAS

Olivier & Rosalie

Reported marriage of Olivier Hamel and Rosalie Dubois; original review underway.

◌ Verification pending

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04 / THE INVESTIGATION

There's always another story to uncover.

Our current research follows the Hamel paternal line into early Québec. As we find the next generation—or reach a dead end—we'll explore the connected Plante, Sévigny, Dubois, Théberge and other families.

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NOW RESEARCHINGJoseph Hamel & Madeleine Marcot

Verify the original 1826 marriage record and trace the family into the late 1700s.

NEXT CHAPTERLife in Québec and the move south

Occupations, census households, migration routes and the family’s early years in Massachusetts.

FUTURE BRANCHESBeyond the Hamel surname

Follow the people and stories of the families who joined ours.