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Our family
Of left on the right: Joint
Christelle of our son Jean-Marc, Jocelyne and Bernard, Sophie and Christophe
engaged
In the medium our grandsons Quentin and Mathieu
Framed is left for perhaps being able a day to place there our four other
grandchildren, that our Annie daughter and Eric husband
have prevented us from seeing for more than three years. They are Anaïs,
Vincent, Emilie, Marie. We miss them much
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Jocelyne et Bernard September 3,1966 Septembre 3, 2006 |
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| Little hamlet Quillivic near Esquibien | Le Chenay native's hamlet of my ancestors near St Pair sur Mer |
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Hello My name is Bernard Quillivic and I was born on September 1, 1942 in Suresnes, a small community in the western suburd part of Paris. I was the eldest of a working-class family of 3 children. I spent my youth in the area of Rueil-Malmaison My youth period was somewhat dull since it was spent bethween the school and the small sidewalk of our building, always full of bicycles and motor bikes belonging to the owner of the store located on the main floor, as well as the bar and the barbershop where it was imperative to be always quiet.The 5 of us were living in a small twin room apartment. For the summer holidays we were send to rural areas where we could offer ourselves a good bowl of fresh air. I obtained my first job in a small boiler manufacturing business of Suresnes '' Ets Bidault ''of which I kept an excellent souvenir I completed my military service as a commando-parachutist with the 11 DBPC 1st commando in Perpignan. I was then moved as a student radio officer with the 1st BPC of Calvi ( Corsica ). For political reason, I was moved with the 22, 2nd BCN in Algeria. I was released from duty in November 1963. In 1964, I wanted to travel around the world. But at the first pit stop, I fell in love with Jocelyne which became the women of my life and my trip stopped in Montréal. Unfortunately my career became idle in there, since my diplomas could not be recongnized despite the full satisfaction of my employers and my abilities for further advancement. Different offers were made, which recognized my abilities, to work in Barbados and in Australia. These offers were rejected by my wife, since she wanted to established herself in France. This was done in July 1972. .Our arrival in France was difficult. First we received a cold shoulder approach from my family, since they were foreigners and this despite the fact they were the god children of my parents. Fortunately I found a new job almost immediately as a Mill Wright with '' La Papeterie de la Seine '' in Nanterre. With regard to our lodging it became a different thing. I could not found a decent apartment for my family until October, when we established ourselves in Suresnes. There my wife became a ganitor for several buildings. We lived in Suresnes until 1979. In the middle, our last daughter was born in 1974. In order to have a better life style for us and for our children, we decided to established ourselves in the countryside, where we acquired a small farm. Unfortunately, troubled water was ahead and I was forced to go off shore to receive a decent salary, but at what price ? Numerous months of separation from my family, important schedule and painful working conditions.But there has been a positive side to this. The discovery of Irak, despite its war with Iran at the time, they treated us very well since we were Frenchmen. Furthermore it was Bahrain, GDR, than Algeria, my last appointment where I became responsible, as an expert in plumbing-heating-air-conditioning for more then 100 people. Those were the 2 most important contracts in Algeria at that time. Following these assignments, I wanted to established my own company. Unfortunately, illness was at the door, and I suffered heavy hearth failure over time which oblige me to face 2 severe operation and 13 by-pass. I was finally declared invalid in 1989 and forced to retire in 2002 My life is in limbo ever since. However, my time is completely devoted to this important work and I wish that you will have as much pleasure to discover it, as I have had pleasure to work on it. Sincerely your webmaster Bernard
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Hello
Thank you
for coming to this page! You are like me, curious to see who is on the
other side..... All the
passions of my life equally in one big cake. I am gourmand and gourmet.
I partook of the different parts.
We live
with them a real complicity and tenderness. These happy moments are
magic. We plainly profit for we have the grandsons on Thursdays and
that day is sacred. We dedicate ourselves to them. I play all the
games with them and now that they are 8 and 10, also video games. We
prepare meals and eat together without a thought to the dishes of
the various preparations.
My second passion is genealogy. I have been practicing it since 1980. My father, Henri, gave me this virus, this passion. Now, having made my 360 ° genealogy, thanks to my sister Josee who was a big help in researching our common ancestors. I am now researching the ancestors of my husband, Bernard, and between us continuing to write the story of our ancestors through History. This takes on a new dimension
We have
undertaken to write the history of my ancestor, Olivier Nicolle who
had a life full of ups and downs and who lived in the times of
change in the history of New France and who participated in that
change. There remains many points of doubt, but we stain ourselves
to clear the thread of that time.
Genealogy gave me patience. It brought us many virtual friends who became in turn friends that we met. We live the same passion and we have in principle the same ethics. We partook our work without asking a fee.
The internet is also a big part of my life. It is the best
invention of all times. The technology since after the war
separated beings, wrapping them in their cocoon. Now staying in
our nests, we seek out contact. The sick and handicapped are
able to leave their isolation. This is equally a work of
knowledge. Often, I say to myself, if my mother had this when I
left to live in France! What happiness she would have had
watching her grandchildren grow and easily spoken with them. For
even though there is no touch, there is virtual contact, that of
the word.
When we started on the computer 4 years ago, we knew absolutely nothing. Copy and paste, right click, control functions, virus, Internet Explorer, Outlook, what is this unknown world? We took steps little by little. How to maintain the computer as well: antivirus, firewall, Spyware! And the photos, how about scanners, modifiers, recorders. These simple movements were at first complicated And what an advantage to put my genealogy in a database. Goodbye to charts and pencils... We took small journeys in the functions of our genealogical research. And we put our feet in those of our ancestors. On the beach at St-Pair, I imagined my ancestor, Olivier, playing as a child and looking at the sea and as an adult looking at the same sea towards New France. Myself, I look at the sea... I am with him separated by the centuries... my view is the same and I know he is with me. Thank you for your visit and return often, for this site evolves and there will be additions every month. Write us for that is our recompense having you partake of our pleasure and research
Cordially,
Jocelyne
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