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A History of French Canada 1650 to 1669 --By on April 20th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

A History of French Canada 1670 to 1699 --By on April 20th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

“Dit” Names --By on May 4th, 2011

The use of Dit names in French Canada (Bas Canada) is both very common and confusing.  Currently, I [...]

9 October Presentation- Parker Genealogical Society --By on October 11th, 2010

I am pleased to inform everyone that the presentation on 9 October 2010 went quite well.  We had [...]

A History of French Canada 1536 to 1609 --By on April 19th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

A History of French Canada 1610 to 1619 --By on April 19th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

A History of French Canada 1620 to 1634 --By on April 20th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

A History of French Canada 1635 to 1649 --By on April 20th, 2010

Note: Several ManyRoads readers have questioned the accuracy of some of the Metis claims presented in this [...]

Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers --By on August 31st, 2009

The following information was sourced from: http://www.fillesduroi.org/src/soldiers.htm and is presented here to facilitate our genealogical research. All [...]

Carignan-Salières- our soldiers --By on September 1st, 2009

Based upon the research we have done, it appears that the Rabideau’s are descended from a number of [...]

Clement Lerige (Leriger) --By on April 9th, 2010

source

Clement Lerige, Seuir de La Plante came to New France in 1685 as an officer of the Troupes [...]

Filles à Marier –”Marriageable Girls” --By on September 2nd, 2009

The information contained in this Posting was sourced from numerous websites (all noted below) and is presented here [...]

French Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930 --By on February 6th, 2010

Source:
Damien-Claude Bélanger,
Département d’histoire,
Université de Montréal
Claude Bélanger,
Department of History,
Marianopolis College
Between 1840 and 1930 roughly 900 000 French Canadians left [...]

Lacolle Battles --By on July 6th, 2010

Both the Rabideau & Deyo families have roots in the area surrounding Lacolle Quebec.  In the early to [...]

Lacolle, Quebec- A brief history --By on July 6th, 2010

Lacolle is the area from which the Joseph Dion family emigrated to the United States.  Historically both Rabideau [...]

Les Filles Du Roi- “Daughters of the King” --By on August 31st, 2009

The information contained in this Posting was sourced from numerous websites (all noted below) and is presented here [...]

Marie Anne (Annetje) Louise Christiansen --By on April 6th, 2010

source: Rootsweb

Born: Abt 1675-1676, Corlaer (Schenectady), NY, US
Baptized: 12 Jul 1699, Notre-Dame-Cathédrale, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marriage: Moise DUPUIS 21 [...]

Moise Dupuis --By on April 7th, 2010

The [following] was [written] by the author Rita Campbell. We share common ancestors, Moise Dupuis and Ann Christiansen. [...]

Our ‘Filles du Roi’ --By on September 5th, 2009

Based on the data we have at our disposal on the date of this writing, we know that [...]

Our Filles a Marier --By on September 5th, 2009

In order to classify our early Canadian forebears, we have decided to use the descriptions of The Filles [...]

Quebec Genealogy --By on September 23rd, 2010

This is a copy of my Quebec Genealogy presentation delivered on 9 October 2010 at the Parker Genealogical [...]

Quebec History Texts --By on June 29th, 2010

The following Quebec History subjects are now available in our online library: The 1837 Patriots Rebellion of Lower [...]

Quebec’s French speaking Native People (Metis) --By on June 27th, 2010

Original Source Article
Names used to designate Natives, other than the name of their tribe or nation, include : [...]

Quebecois Filles du Roi and Filles a Marier --By on January 10th, 2010

Because many of our visitors have been attempting to read the postings of our Filles a Marier and [...]

Rebellion de Patriotes – 1837 to 1838 --By on February 28th, 2010

As David Graham was kind enough to point out in his comment, the Rebellion de Patriotes of 1837-1838 [...]

Rituel du Diocèse de Québec --By on May 3rd, 2011

If you are performing research in Quebec, the Rituel du Diocèse de Québec may prove useful in providing [...]

Who were Christiaan Christiaansz and Marie Anne Christiansen? --By on April 7th, 2010

This is a copy of the article by Eugenie Fellows that appeared in the Spring 2000 edition of [...]

With apologies to our readership --By on September 25th, 2009

Unfortunately, due to copyright restrictions we have had to make numerous history pages private. In deference to [...]