Description: Discovering Your Ancestors - One Gene at a Time
The difference in the name of Marie Lafaille and Mary Lafay, the same person, is emblematic of her life – a clash of cultures. Tug of war. Catholic versus Protestant – and no – this isn’t Northern Ireland’s Troubles. It’s Canada.
This conflict raged all of her life, beginning before Marie was born to Francois Lafaiille or Lafay as he signed his name, and Marguerite LaForest, Forest or LaForet , until the day Mary, as she was called then, died – and even beyond.
Except Marie/Mary became emblematic of the battle, ensnared in the crosshairs.