my mother has in her possession the book of
the Morrisette family tree written and given to her by Edna Morrisette Shannonhouse. it begins with the first Morrisettes that came here from France, Thomas and Mary(nee Wade). they had a son named Thomas II. i don't know if he was born here or in France. but Thomas I, was one of 4 brothers that came here on a ship of some sorts when they were fleeing France to keep from being hung for breaking a friend out of jail for horse thievery.when the 4 brothers arrived in the u.s, they split up and one went north(canada), one went
to the southern u.s.(Thomas I),one went west
(california area), and the other one stayed in the east (in the carolinas). if anyone has traced their particular line back to one of these brothers, please e-m me at LDsGirlRT@aol.com. i'm not sure which brother
Thomas I was (1,2,3,4) but i'm hoping to get the names of the other 3 brothers. as you probably already know there are many ways to spell our name so don't let that dissuade you. as far as i am concerned the correct way is the way it was spelled by those 4 brothers, which is "Morrisette". but if you have another variation, you are still a member of the Morrisette family, be it.... Morrisette,Morrisett,Moriset,Morriset,
Morisset, Morrissette, Morisette, etc. looking forward to hearing from all of you.

Karen Morrisette