“Renowned historian Marcel Trudel in one of his many books described the above time period as; TheFailed Attempts of the French Colonies of Canada prior to New France.
Among the many authors, historians, archivists selected, few agree that the period of time prior to Samuel de Champlain in both Acadia and Quebec, the administrators, governors appointed by the kings of France in comparison to those appointed by various kings of England who administered the New England British Colonies were no match to those residing in Boston, Massachusetts.
Many historians are also in agreement that New France needed more individuals of the high calibre of Jean Talon who served as intendant (administrator) of the French colony from 1665 to 1668 and 1670 to 1672.
Still the colony survived until September of 1759 at the Plains of Abraham.”
“Introduced around 1804 by the Loyalists established in Gaspé Bay after the American Revolution (1775-1783), whaling played a leading role in the regional economy and even on the Canadian scale for nearly a century. Gaspé and Saint-Jean, New Brunswick, were the only two ports in the country to have a total fleet of a dozen whaling schooners in 1846. But nothing to do with the American fleet, which then had 635 whaling ships. tracking cetaceans on the seas of the world. On the other hand, Gaspé stands out as the leading Canadian port with a fleet of seven schooners which supply 80% of the country’s demand for whale oil.
In Gaspé, whaling is a family affair. Originally from Nantucket and New Bedford, the main whaling centers on the American east coast, the Coffins and the Boyles were the first families to perpetuate the practice of whaling in Gaspé. Oral tradition attributes to the Coffin family, settled in Anse-aux-Cousins, the role of precursor of the profession of whaler. However, the Boyle family turns out to have a head start in oil production. In 1809, the whaling captain Boyle produced 90% of the local oils.”
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The following database prepared by Jacques Gagné consists of various documents and books written about whaling in the Gaspe.
This painting represents the massacre of Protestants started in Paris on August 24, 1572 and continued for several days, known as the Saint-Barthélemy massacre. It stages the main episodes of this bloody page of the Wars of Religion in a striking view of the city of Paris.
The topography is manipulated to show the main locations of this tragedy. On the left you can see the church of the convent of the Grands-Augustins (now gone) where the tocsin sounded which triggered the killings, the Seine and the Meuniers bridge. In the center, the Louvre and Catherine de Medici, the black widow, considered the main instigator of the massacre. In the foreground, the private mansion of Anne de Laval, in front of which Admiral de Coligny, leader of the Protestant party, was killed before being defenestrated, beheaded and castrated. Gathered around his corpse, the leaders of the Catholic party, the Dukes of Guise and Aumale and the Chevalier d’Angoulême. On the right, the Saint-Honoré gate and, on the hill of La Villette, the gibbet of Montfaucon, where the body of the admiral will be hung upside down. Bringing together more than one hundred and fifty figures,
This painting is quite exceptional because of the quality of its execution, but also because contemporary representations of Saint-Barthélemy are very rare. It bears on the first step of the steps of the hotel in front of which Admiral de Coligny is assassinated the inscription “franciscus Sylvius Ambianus pinx[it]”. The location of this inscription, the signature of the painter François Dubois, of whom it is the only painting known to date, says a lot about the convictions of this Protestant from Amiens who took refuge in Geneva after the massacre.
Almost 60 years later, Wikipedia in March of 2023 updated a Directory of Townships with basically the same information, plus details relating to today’s current locations and regions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Quebec
BnF Gallica – Revues savantes in 95 départements de France (95 regions) – The latter dossiers will not describe your own family or families but will tell you about the life of your ancestors in ancient France.
The database below focuses on the early Judicial System in Quebec and consists of an extensive list of authors who have written on the subject. Complete books and articles are available online, publishers are also noted.
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The above file contains information on the arrival of Loyalist Families in the Province of Quebec ( 1873) after the American War of Independence as noted by varaious authors. These books and articles are available, many upon request at numerous BanQ websites for consultation, while a number of articles may be downloaded.
View of the Esplanade and Fortification of Quebec 1832 shows the British garrison on Parade Robert A. Sproule, BanQ
The following link below lists books, theses, and magazine articles written by numerous authors on the subject of British garrisons in Quebec.
Books that are available to buy are indicated by $$$, while numerous articles and books are available to read online or download for free and are indicated at the end of their links.
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Ordinances, proclamations, etc. issued by the military governors of Quebec, Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, from the capitulation of Quebec until the establishment of civil government on August 10, 1764
The following database contains links to authors who have written on the subject of the Capitulation of Quebec and the aftermath. Also included are numerous biographies of the people who played a major role during that period.
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