CARLIER X PLANTE (ou THOMSON), Dunkerque Options

[bhowell]

Hello,

I have been searching for a few months now and I desperately need some help. I told my aunt I would find out who her great, great grandparents were and I just keep coming up with dead ends. As she is nearing 102 in June, I want to get this info for her as soon as I can.

The info I do have (from a family member) is this:

Henry Emile Carlier (1817-1875) Born in Belgium and buried in Dunkirk, France.
He married Louise Renee Plante (1821-1878) in 1838 in Belgium. She too born in Belgium and buried in Dunkirk, Fr. They had three children:

1) George Emile Carlier - (1839-1852) died when he was 13.
2) Dr. Arthur Emile Carlier (1841-1880) studied at University of Paris and became a surgeon. Came to US in late 1860's. He married Ida Mae (Close) Carlier and lived in Ohio. He traveled around northern Ohio into Pennsylvania practicing medicine. It was said that he would work at a cheese factory from time to time when he was low on funds and used that for medical supplies. He was called to Toledo, OH for at a consultation when he had a stroke and died. He was buried in Toledo.
3) Emily Louise Carlier - (1843-1874) no other info for her.

Arthur had three children, George Emile, Sr. was one of them and he was my grandfather. His son was George Emile Carlier, Jr., my dad.

The biggest problem is that I don't know what region in Belgium they were from and I don't know where to begin looking. Any suggestions regarding where I might go for information, would be greatly appreciated. Since I am on a very limited income, I cannot pay to join the various websites. Other spellings might be Carlior, Charlier, Carler,

Thank you so much for any suggestions,
BHowell

Ce message a été modifié par dlarchet - 05/05/2012 à 23:24.

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[cdubrulle]

Hi Bonnie,
I understand your disappointment, and I am sorry we could not get on the right track to find your CARLIER ancestors.
I could try to get some help at the Family History Center ( mormon center) where I do some French research, but I won't have the time to go next week . They have a limited subscription to Ancestry.com that is very helpful to find census records, immigration records, and others.
Maybe there are a few more things we can find about Arthur Emile CARLIER and his wife Ida Mae CLOSE, as well as his parents Henri Emile CARLIER and Renée Louise PLANTE that would tell us where they came from in Belgium.
In the meanwhile, look if you have any other bits of information that might give us some clue to locate them
Cheers,
Christiane
P.S. I noticed your father and my father (1905-1977) were contemporaries (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)