Forts and Fur Trading
Parts 2 – 3 History sections list and Repositories information sources:
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Part 3 – Repositories –
Historic Forts and Trading Posts of the French Regime
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The database has been divided into 3 parts.
Part 1 Historic Forts and Trading Posts of the French Regime in New France and the English Fur Trading Companies 1564 – 1759
It will be followed by Part 2 in Jacques’ next posting. It contains an extensive list of Authors who wrote about the fur trade and the explorers.
Part 3 will follow and it consists of the History of fur trading during the French Regime as seen through the eyes of Authors and Historical societies. It includes a lengthy list of libraries and publishers.
To access Part 1 click the following link below:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus). Map of Quebec in counties., map, 1872; [Philadelphia]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth251883/m1/1/: accessed April 12, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.
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This database includes lists of repositories and of publishers.
Slavery in British Quebec and Lower Canada is the subject of this database. Various authors have given us insight into slavery in the Montreal area, the Eastern townships and basically what slavery looked like in Lower Canada in the late 1700s
The following quotations are taken fromA Short History of Slavery in Canada by Jean Bellefeuille
“Slavery became a common practice in New France and the Church became the largest slave owner.”
“In fact, the ports are the first places where slaves are put to work.”
“The historian Marcel Trudel has counted 4,092 slaves throughout Canadian history, of which 2,692 were Indians (the favorites of French settlers) and 1,400 Blacks (the favorites of English settlers) owned by approximately 1,400 masters.”.
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Advitam is a powerful new search engine that has replaced Pistard at BAnQ. It contains documents, files photos. etc in their archives
Instructions for using Advitam are found in this article, including detailed descriptions of the type of information available.
Instructions
List of Sheriffs
Landowners 1783-1854
British Land Developers
Shareholders in British America Land Co.
Genealogy Ensemble articles
Sheriffs
Repositories
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The following reference list is extracted from a larger database to be posted. Sheriff Sales in Lower Canada from 1783 onward at BAnQ Advitam ‘prepared by Jacques Gagne.
The database lists website addresses for a variety of
Archives
Book stores
Canadian Biographies
Historical Associations and Societies
Libraries
Publishers
Universities
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Features of this dossier (research guide)
Regional archives 11
Municipal archives 25
Genealogical solution providers 39
Revues savantes BnF Gallica – Bibliotheque de France 16
What to expect while researching online at about 92 Archives départementales de France; Free Online Searches with free downloads of original Church Registers or original Civil Registers or original Notarial acts through the web or smart phones. No memberships are required except for one archive Filae.com and it permits and an online research process which is also free to see what documents are available, however, a membership is required to view these documents.These are indicated with $$$
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What to expect while researching online at about 92 Archives départementales de France; Free Online Searches with free downloads of original Church Registers or original Civil Registers or original Notarial acts through the web or smart phones. No memberships are required except for one archive Filae.com and it permits and an online research process is also free to see what documents are available, however, a membership is required to view these documents.
Features:
24 scholar journals in history (revues savants)
20 regional archives
54 municipal archives
62 genealogy solution providers
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What to expect while researching online at about 92 Archives départementales de France.
Free Online Searches with free downloads of original Church Registers or original Civil Registers or original Notarial acts through the web or smart phones. No membership is required with the exception of one archive Filae.com and at the latter, the online research process is also free, once you have completed a one-page online request and the link to the Homepage where the information is noted , however to access it, a membership is required.
Example:
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Catholic Parish Registers in Alsace – Artois – Champagne – Flandre – Lorraine – Picardie of the 17th & 18th centuries
What to expect while researching online at about 92 Archives départementales de France – Free Online searches with free downloads of original Church Registers or original Civil Registers or original Notarial acts through the web or smart phones. No memberships are required. There is an exception of one website where the online research process is also free, once you have completed a one-page online request.
The contents of this database :
In the opening pages, please refer to
Yves Landry – Les Français passés au Canada avant 1760
Cole Harris – The French Background of Immigrants to Canada before 1700
All Links referring to www.filae.com such as those with strikethrough
Example: https://www.filae.com/archives-haute-marne/etat-civil-genealogie-haute-marne-08.html and this link brings you to a home page.
Genealogy Ensemble 