Quebec History

  • Quebec Genealogy Pointers,  Quebec History

    Using Cyprien Tanguay’s texts…

    Over the past few weeks, I have received numerous requests for guidance on how to use Tanguay’s texts for genealogy research (and where to get them).  I have to admit that it does seem a bit odd to me that these genealogy texts are not well understood.  But after having received the requests, I did some searching on the web only to note that there are no real guides readily available for novices, so here’s my feeble attempt at creating one. By way of a bit of background, the texts discussed here are called: Dictionnaire généalogique des Familles Canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu’à nos jours (Genealogical Dictionary…

  • Quebec Genealogy Pointers,  Quebec History

    “Dit” Names

    The use of Dit names in French Canada (Bas Canada) is both very common and confusing.  Currently, I am working with another Deyo cousin to attempt to unravel yet another Deyo mystery. This part of my family line is now being reworked for the fourth time!  I think I might be getting good at it.  Briefly here’s the mystery… It appears, now, that I might be descended from a woman we believe was named Honoree Beaulac. Her family name (surname) has the following common dit names (there may be others as well): Desmarais Lake Lefebvre Marest Beaulaque Hertel (a nice German sounding name, eh?) By the way you will also…

  • Quebec Genealogy Pointers,  Quebec History,  Tools

    Rituel du Diocèse de Quebec

    If you are performing research in Quebec, the Rituel du Diocèse de Quebec may prove useful in providing clues regarding the name or names of your ancestors. To quote the PRDH: Among Catholics, choice of first name wasn’t left to chance or parents’ imagination. On the contrary, the church liked to control the attribution of first names to ensure that on the day they were baptised, children received the name of a saint who would guide them throughout their life. In the Rituel du Diocèse de Quebec, which laid out the rules to follow for writing baptismal, marriage, and burial certificates in Quebec, Monsignor de Saint-Vallier stipulated, “The Church forbids…

  • Public Speaking,  Quebec History,  Tips & Opinions

    9 October Presentation- Parker Genealogical Society

    I am pleased to inform everyone that the presentation on 9 October 2010 went quite well.  We had 15 folks in attendance. As always, the discussions were lively and interesting. You may notice from the photo, we are a very young and energetic bunch! Oh, and I am getting thinner every day – I mean hair-wise, of course. A copy of the presentation is available for free download: Quebec Genealogy  

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  • Public Speaking,  Quebec History,  Tips & Opinions

    Quebec Genealogy

    This is a copy of my Quebec Genealogy presentation delivered on 9 October 2010 at the Parker Genealogical Society in Parker, CO. You may download it to your PC or read it on-line below. The Download [download id=”13060″]

  • Deyo,  Quebec History,  Rabideau

    Lacolle, Quebec- A brief history

    Lacolle is the area from which the Joseph Dion family emigrated to the United States.  Historically both Rabideau and Dion/ Deyo family members lived and traversed this region. Click here to read about the Lacolle Military Battles. source [the original site has been removed- minor edits and corrections from the original text made by ManyRoads] First written mention of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609 when Samuel de Champlain and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal Champlain referred to the location…

  • The green, white and red tricolour used by the Parti patriote between 1832 and 1838.
    Quebec & Canada,  Quebec History

    Lacolle Battles

    Both the Rabideau & Deyo families have roots in the area surrounding Lacolle Quebec. In the early to mid-1800s Lacolle was an area that saw numerous battles and skirmishes, both in the war of 1812 and the Patriotes Rebellion of 1837-1838 including: Battle Of Lacolle Mills (1812) Second Battle of Lacolle (1814) Battle at Odelltown and the Battle of Lacolle (November 7 & 9, 1838) Click here to read a more general area history for Lacolle Battle Of Lacolle Mills (1812) source Wikipedia The Battle of Lacolle Mills was fought on November 20, 1812, during the War of 1812. In this relatively short and fast battle, a very small garrison…

  • Janet Woppumnaweskum, Metis woman
    Quebec History

    Quebec’s French speaking Native People (Metis)

    Original Source Article Names used to designate Natives, other than the name of their tribe or nation, include : Savage (a pejorative, rarely used today but common only a half-century ago), Indian, North American Indian, Native, and Amerindian (this one seems to be used only in French).  In French, the corresponding terms are: Sauvage, Indien, Indien nord-americain, Autochtone and Amerindien. Metis means mixed blood, that is initially one parent was White, and one was Native, while later one or both were Metis.  While a Metis can be any place where there are Natives and Whites, Metis Nation is defined as including the Metis living in the early Manitoba lands. Contrary…

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  • Quebec History

    A History of French Canada 1635 to 1649

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canadiana Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related research. These documents…

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    A History of French Canada 1670 to 1699

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada in the Making Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related…

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    A History of French Canada 1650 to 1669

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada in the Making Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related…

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    A History of French Canada 1620 to 1634

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related research. These documents provide…

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  • Quebec History

    A History of French Canada 1610 to 1619

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related research. These documents provide…

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    A History of French Canada 1536 to 1609

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada in the Making Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related…

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  • Quebec History

    A History of French Canada 330 B.C.E. to 1535

    In the interest of currency & accuracy, we have removed our previously published and now “out of date content”. If you wish to read Dick Garneau’s History of Canada we recommend you view the original materials written and published by R.D. (Dick) Garneau. We provide a significant body of historical source materials on Canada and Quebec; they are freely accessible via our French Canada page. To obtain more information, we heartily recommend researching the following web sites: Canada in the Making Canada’s History InfoPlease Canada Disclosure: We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes and related…

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  • Our Families,  Pioneers,  Quebec History

    Clement Lerige (Leriger)

    source Clement Lerige, Seuir de La Plante came to New France in 1685 as an officer of the Troupes de la Marine, a section of the King’s Navy. Clement was captured by the Iroquois in 1689 and was enslaved with them for 2 years. He learned to speak the Indian language and survived and eventually escaped. Clement married Marie Roy on September 8, 1700 at Ste Vierge, St. Lambert, Quebec. She was the daughter of Pierre Roy and Catherine Ducharme of St. Lambert. Catherine Ducharme was a Fille du Roi. The marriage was frowned on by the King who demoted Clement but later reversed his position and Clement served in…

  • Our Families,  Quebec History

    Who were Christiaan Christiaansz and Marie Anne Christiansen?

    This is a copy of the article by Eugenie Fellows that appeared in the Spring 2000 edition of the Memoires de la Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise which purported to solve the mystery. Unfortunately the author disregarded a very important note that was included in the original article (in the October 1997 issue of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record) on which she based her article that throws doubt on the assumption that Marie Anne’s parents were Christian Christiansen and Elizabeth Elderszen. The original article by Barbara A. Barth was published in two installments and was about the “Family of Ysbrant Eldersz of Rennselaerswyck”. It is rather a lengthy article (17…

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  • Our Families,  Quebec History

    Moise Dupuis

    The [following] was [written] by the author Rita Campbell. We share common ancestors, Moise Dupuis and Ann Christiansen. The story is based on the few facts known about Moise and Ann and general knowledge of the area and times in which they lived. Attempting to tread the paths of a man who passed this way almost 300 years ago is both thrilling and nostalgic; when this man is an ancestor of your family, the task becomes a labor of affection and personal satisfaction. The life of Moise Dupuis is filled with adventure, danger, human frailty and tragedy, but in his own humble way he contributed to the history of his…

  • Our Families,  Quebec History

    Marie Anne (Annetje) Louise Christiansen

    source: Rootsweb (original source link was removed) Born: Abt 1675-1676, Corlaer (Schenectady), NY, US Baptized: 12 Jul 1699, Notre-Dame-Cathédrale, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Marriage: Moise DUPUIS 21 Jul 1697, Reformed Dutch Church, Albany, NY, US Died: 26 Oct 1750, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada Buried: 27 Oct 1750, La-Nativité-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie-de-Laprairie, Quebec, Canada General Notes: Marie Anne (Annetje) Louise Christiansen: Analysis: Marie Anne was reportedly born ca. 1672/1676 in Corlaer (Schenectady), NY(1). A record of her birth has not been found. She married Moise DUPUY on 21 Jun 1697 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, NY(2). Moise was indicated as being from Canada, but both were living in Albany at the time of the…

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  • The green, white and red tricolour used by the Parti patriote between 1832 and 1838.
    Quebec History

    Rebellion de Patriotes – 1837 to 1838

      As David Graham was kind enough to point out in his comment, the Rebellion de Patriotes of 1837-1838 certainly colored the lives of the Dion/Denis and Robidou families of  the early 1800’s. Minimally, it can be assumed that the Rebellion of Lower Canada contributed to the socio-political environment and circumstances within which the family migrations to the Clinton County area of upstate New York occurred.  Research will continue to determine whether any firm linkages between our family and the Rebellion exist.  Should you know of any, please contact us! Rebellion of 1837: Documents & Images Wikipedia offers a brief, informative description available. The Lacolle Battles

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  • Quebec History

    French Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930

    Source: Damien-Claude Bélanger, Département d’histoire, Université de Montreal Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College Between 1840 and 1930 roughly 900 000 French Canadians left Canada to emigrate to the United States. This important migration, which has now been largely forgotten in Quebec’s collective memory, is certainly one of the major events in Canadian demographic history. According to the 1980 American census, 13.6 million Americans claimed to have French ancestors. While a certain number of these people may be of French, Belgian, Swiss, Cajun or Huguenot ancestry, it is certain that a large proportion would have ancestors who emigrated from French Canada or Acadia during the 19th and 20th centuries.…

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    Quebecois Filles du Roi and Filles a Marier

    Because many of our visitors have been attempting to read the postings of our Filles a Marier and Filles du Roi, I am attempting to gain permission for web publication of the data I have.  Unfortunately much of our current data is extracted from the fine work of Peter Gagne and we must respect his copyright(s). Until permission is obtained we are unable to make our information ‘generally available’.

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  • Quebec History

    With apologies to our readership

    Unfortunately, due to copyright restrictions we have had to make numerous history pages private. In deference to the author’s copyright, we are unable and unwilling to publicly share any information we obtain directly from Peter Gagne’s outstanding works. We do this out of respect for his outstanding efforts on our behalf. Quite frankly without his work, we would miss a significant body of knowledge regarding a significant portion of our early forebears in Canada. I encourage and urge everyone with French Canadian roots to support Peter’s fine work by purchasing his texts. We have benefited greatly from his Filles a Marier and Filles du Roi works. These texts may be…

  • Quebec History

    Our Filles a Marier

    In order to classify our early Canadian forebears, we have decided to use the descriptions of The Filles a Marier developed by Peter Gagne. Note all those without links will soon have information pages for you to read… please be patient while the information is added to our site. All others have their tales described on this site.  We certainly appreciate all the work of those who provided us with their stories!

  • Quebec History

    Filles à Marier –“Marriageable Girls”

    The information contained in this Posting was sourced from numerous websites (all noted below) and is presented here to facilitate our genealogical research.  All rights belong to the original authors. This is being used under the laws of ‘fair use’. Source of the original materials that follows. Between 1634 and 1663, 262 filles à marier or “marriageable girls” emigrated to New France representing one quarter of all the single girls arriving in New France through 1673. They were recruited and chaperoned by religious groups or individuals who had to assure and account for their good conduct. In general, they were poor, although there were some members of the petty nobility…

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  • Quebec History

    Carignan-Salières- our soldiers

    Based upon the research we have done, it appears that the Rabideau’s are descended from a number of the Carignan-Salières Regiment.  As you will note, none of our forebears held particularly high rank.  They were, instead, the ‘backbone’ of their units!  You will see the various men highlighted in blue on the posting containing the names of all ‘known’ and assumed members.

  • Filles du Roi,  Quebec History

    Les Filles Du Roi- “Daughters of the King”

    The information contained in this Posting was sourced from numerous websites (all noted below) and is presented here to facilitate our genealogical research.  All rights belong to the original authors. This is being used under the laws of ‘fair use’. Wikipedia has an article on the subject  of the Daughter’s of the King (Les Filles du Roi) as well. The filles du roi, or King’s Daughters, were some 770 women who arrived in the colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV of France. They were part of King Louis XIV’s program to promote the settlement of his colony in Canada.…

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    Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers

    The following information was sourced from: http://www.fillesduroi.org/src/soldiers.htm and is presented here to facilitate our genealogical research. All rights belong to the original author. This is being used under the laws of ‘fair use’. This listing is a copy of one the original to be found at the following link: Alphabetical listing of the Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who settled in Canada).  Those highlighted are Rabideau ‘family forebears’.

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