A History of Quebec
1608-1676
Part One of two
This compilation consists of various books and documents that have been written about the Carignan-Salière Regiment and their contribution to the development of New France.
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Superior Council of New France
Sovereign Council & Superior Council of New France
1663-1769
The following database consists of books, and documents relating to the Sovereign Council.
The Canadian Encyclopedia’s defines Sovereign Council as noted below.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/conseil-souverain
Court of appeal in civil and criminal matters where cases arise from lower courts of justice, its judgments are revocable only by the King’s Council.
In 1663, the Compagnie des Cent Associés surrendered its rights to NOUVELLE-FRANCE . Louis XIV then established a royal government. He thus endowed New France with a complete administrative apparatus, on the model of those who manage the provinces of France. The Sovereign Council, which became the Superior Council in 1717, compared itself to the parliaments of these provinces. The Council is initially made up of the GOVERNOR , the bishop, the STEWARD and five councilors. In 1703, this number was increased to 12, to which were added in 1742, four assessors. Its members are generally recruited from the French gentry and are appointed initially by the governor and bishop, then by the king.
Court of appeal in civil and criminal matters where cases arise from lower courts of justice, its judgments are revocable only by the King’s Council. It crowns a judicial structure established in each government of the colony: the provost of Quebec (1663), the royal jurisdiction of Trois-Rivières (1665), that of Montreal (1693) and the Admiralty (1703)
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from 1759 to about the 1850 and The British, Scottish, American, Irish, Welsh, Germanic families of Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) from 1767 to 1875
The following database contains list of family names of families who resided in Quebec City and Trois Rivières during the years 1759-1875.
The following database consists of
Pages 5-36 Authors who have contributed to newspapers from 1764 onward
Pages 36-40 Lists of Quebec Newspapers and BanQ Numerique
Pages 40-48 History of Newspapers
Pages 48-52 Repositories
“But along came the likes of Fleury Mesplet, Pierre du Calvet, John Neilson, James Brown, William Brown, Jocelyn Weller, Daniel Tracey, Henry-Antoine Mézière, Samuel Neilson, Ludger Duvernay, François-Xavier Garneau and many others who were the prime movers, the instigators who educated the people and also they were the ones who through their printed pages influenced the people and politicians of Lower Canada and Québec during the formative years of Confederation.”
Excerpt from notes by Jacques Gagné
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The Scandinavian and Baltic States and their Churches in Quebec
The following database consists of
Page 4 A list of Scandinavian and Baltic State Churches in Quebec
Page 13 Authors with links to websites, museums, emigration and passenger lists, church records, and historical archives
Page 19 History – Clubs, Migration Centers, Associations, and Societies
Page 23 Repositories – listing of BanQs, and various Archives
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The following database consists of four sections:
* Pages 3-11 Trading Companies: articles, maps, journals and correspondence.
* Pages 11-40 Forts and Fur Trading Posts: along with a description of their locations.
*Pages 41-51 History: documentation by publishers on the subject.
*Pages 51-55 Repositories : consisting of links to Archives, various BanQs, Bibliotheques, Librairies, etc.
The Fur Traders and Coureurs de bois of Quebec, Northern Ontario and Labrador
This is the first part of a two part series The first part of this database consists of an extensive list of authors who have written on the subject of the fur trade in the specific areas of Quebec, Northern Ontario and Labrador.
The second section consist of historical documents on the fur trading industry. While the third section lists the many repositories containing information on the fur traders.
Part two will follow in the next session.
Please note that this database contains numerous books, documents, articles and reports that are free to either read online or download. These are highlighted in green text for easy recognition.
The Company of One Hundred Associates of New France
The Compagnie des Habitants (or Communauté des Habitants) was a company formed by traders from New France founded in 1645 and which held the monopoly on the fur trade of the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France from 1645 to 1663.
The following database consists of a compilation of information with extensive links to The Company of One Hundred Associates of New France. 1627-1663.
The fur industry attracted investors , bankers, administrators, ship owners, fur traders, explorers, military officers, merchants, notaries, first nation language interpreters, civil servants, seigneurs, governors and coureurs de bois of the French colonies of Nouvelle-France and Acadie.
The database is divided into sections:
Page 1-5 Various Companies, the Elite, Pioneer Families, Census, of families.
Page 6-78 Leaders, explorers, fur traders, officers, merchants, etc.
Page 78-125 Authors noting where complete documents are available online.
Page125-148 History – reference links to biographies, publishers, socieities, universities, etc.
Page 148-159 Repositories in France
Page 159-163 Repositories in Canada
Complete document available online is written under any link that opens up to a document that can be read online or is available for download. Where restrictions apply, they are indicated.
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Overview of Jacques’ Recent Databases
Researching Church records in the 92 departementales in France
The database is divided into several sections. The first part discusses the Historical background referring to records kept at the time. These records state that the epidemic started in India, then made its way to England, followed by the great immigration of Irish citizens going to Quebec. The government set up quarantine stations in both the Gaspe and Grosse Ile. Today Grosse Ile is National Historical site.
The next two sections refer to the doctors who were in charge of the stations and the authors who wrote and documented the epidemic. Many of these documents, thesis, dissertations, articles and books are available to download or read online.
The database concludes with a list of Repositories and Historical Societies referring to the epidemic
