Welcome to the
Guedry-Labine Family Website.
We’re Acadian - descendants of
the Acadian French - deported from Nova Scotia during 1755-1760
and sent to outposts along the Eastern seaboard of North America,
to England and to France.
We’re a large family - the largest
concentration of Guedry’s is in Louisiana and southeast Texas
were most of us are called Guidry or Guedry although a few of us
are called Gaidry. We’re also scattered throughout the United
States and Canada. In Nova Scotia we are known today as Jeddry
and Geddry. In Quebec and Montreal they call us Labine and
LaBine. In Michigan we are the LaBean family. There are small
pockets of us that go by Guildry, Gedry and Jedry. As you
travel North America you’ll find us in California, South
Carolina, Florida, Oregon, New York, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa,
Maryland, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Mexico and many other
locations. Pick up any telephone book and we’re likely to be
just a short drive away.
We share a trait - we descend from
Claude Guedry and Marguerite Petitpas of Acadia.
As we explore
the richness of our family heritage, we have joined together
into Les Guidry d’Asteur (The Guidry of Today) - our
family association. We welcome anyone with an interest in the
Guedry family to join and learn about our Guedry family history
and genealogy.
The Guedry-Labine Family Website serves as a
focal point for family members to share and learn about us.
It’s both historical and current. Of course, we’ll work
together in building and documenting our Guedry genealogy. See
our Genealogy and Queries pages for help in your quest.
But
we’re more than names, dates and places. We want to learn about
what types of people our ancestors were: how did they feel,
what were their occupations, when and where did they move during
their lives, what did they achieve, how were they perceived by
their peers. See the Family History pages for interesting
stories of our ancestors. Contribute your research and
information so others can learn about the Guedry’s.
And we’re
making history today. The Family Stories pages document the
lives of recent members of our family. Tell us about your
parents or grandparents. In today’s world our lives evolve
quickly. The Family Stories pages document the lives of
Guedry’s during the last century. What about the old family
homestead or that interesting occupation your grandparent had?
Share your stories with us so we can learn more about who we
are.
As we learn more about ourselves and those came before us,
we yearn to meet our cousins. In August 1999 we had an exciting
experience as more than 500 Guedry family members from
throughout North America gathered in Houma, Louisiana for a day
of getting to know each other and sharing our family heritage.
In 2004 we’re returning to our homeland with a Guedry-Labine
Family Reunion in Clare, Nova Scotia on August 5, 2004 and in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on August 7, 2004. Sponsored by Congres
Mondial Acadien 2004, our Reunion is one of numerous Acadian
family reunions and activities being planned during the first
two weeks of August 2004 in Nova Scotia. Through the
Guedry-Labine Family Website we can all help plan and learn
about the 2004 Guedry-Labine Family Reunion.
And there’s so much
more on the Guedry-Labine Family Website. Explore, find and
enjoy our Guedry family. It’s both fun and educational. So
relax and spend a few moments with us as you enjoy this unique
website. You’ll find that you’ll want to visit it often.
