For information on the Canadian branch of the Stebbins, known as the Stebennes, contact Shawn Neill at aligner01@yahoo.com or Paul Truax at WIWILLA@aol.com.

This part of the family originally lived in Deerfield, MA. During the Deerfield raid, the Stebbins family was captured and taken hostage to Canada. Check out the map to the right to see where their journey took them. This is a very interesting part of our family history.

More information is available in our Cousin, Paul Truax's book:

Cousin Paul Truax has just published a new genealogical book called "La Force Descendants in North America." Paul describes this work as:" La Force Descendants In North America reflects an organized condensation (550 pages) of the large volume of La Force related materials, which I have gathered over the past thirty years. It is a combination of information obtained from my own research done in many libraries, archival depositories, and related historical sites throughout parts of the United States and Canada, as well as information provided to me by many individuals." To take a closer look at this book, you should go to www.vermontbuilt.com/laforce.htm

Click on map for a larger view
of the Deerfield Raid