The parishes
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Notre Dame Cathedral (1728 to 1818) – This church was founded in 1621. About 1728, under the French Regime, a few Irish, British or Scottish settlers were known to worship here. After 1760, under the British Regime, the cathedral served many Irish, Scottish and English parishioners. As of the 1820s, mass was celebrated in both English and French. Prior to the establishment of St. Patrick’s in 1833, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Notre-Dame de la Garde, Notre-Dame de Saint-Roch and Notre-Dame des Victoires were all known as Irish churches. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/notre-dame-de-quebec-basilica- cathedral-/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_notre_dame.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/923.html
Quebec City’s Augustines - Hôtel-Dieu Hospital (Hôpital général de Québec) (1728) – From as early as 1639, this hospital run by nuns became the main civil and military hospital in New France. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/quebec-city-s-augustines--hotel- dieu-hospital-/ https://www.journaldequebec.com/2017/06/07/325-ans-de-lhopital-general-de-quebec- les-augustines-dhier-a-aujourdhui-en-images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:H%C3%B4pital- G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_Cemetery
Haymarket Square (Lower Quebec) - Saint Patrick’s Day (1765) - The Quebec Gazette account of Saint Patrick’s Day events in 1765 read in part: "…besides the divine service, entertainment and toasts will be held at the tavern, followed on the Monday night by a ball." It appears that the festivities were held at Hugh Maguire’s Shamrock Inn near the Haymarket. This suggests that, by 1765, the Irish settlers in Québec City had grown into a substantial community. http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/the-celtic-cross/ http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs57093 https://archivesdemontreal.ica-atom.org/vieux-quebec-marche-champlain-edgar- gariepy-19 https://archivesdemontreal.ica-atom.org/uploads/r/ville-de-montreal-section-des- archives/1/c/a/1cac35671c907100bfcd319572375494864272efe7cbce31d9eb3e6fcc9 e6597/BM42-G2198_neg-ni.jpg
Vieux Québec (Old Québec) - Chapel of the Congregationalists - Jesuit Fathers (1822) - Rev. Simon Lawlor, presiding. From about 1822 to 1826, church services for the Irish Catholics were held at the Congregational Chapel, then located within the walls of the Convent of the Jesuit Fathers on Esplanade Hill (d’Auteuil). Marriages, baptisms and burials were conducted at Notre Dame Cathedral. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/jesuits-chapel/ https://www.google.com/search?q=Ville+de+Qu%C3%89bec+S%C3%A9minaire+des +J%C3%A9suites&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwipqZfs6LDfAh WsUt8KHXk7AU8Qs AR6BAgFEAE&biw=498&bih=491 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9minaire_de_Qu%C3%A9bec https://archivesacrq.org/collections/bibliotheque-du-college-des-jesuites/
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Notre Dame des Victoires (Diamond Harbour Chapel) (1824) – First organized in 1608 and located next to the Port of Quebec, in 1824, this parish became a separate congregation for the Irish immigrants. Father Patrick McMahon, presiding. Irish settlers supplied much of the labour on the docks and built many of Quebec’s best-known landmarks. The Irish called this church Diamond Harbour Chapel. Church registers are found in Notre Dame Cathedral records. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/notre-dame-des-victoires-church/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_notre_dame_des_victoires.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/927.html
Sainte Foy - Notre Dame de Foy (1831) – First organized in 1679, this parish welcomed its first Irish parishioners in 1831. Rev. Henry Harkin, Rev. Alexander E. Maguire, presiding. The church burned down in 1977. Prior to that, it was the third focal point of the Irish community of Quebec City. The region of Sainte Foy, along with nearby Sillery and Cap Rouge, is still to this day, the bedroom community of the well-educated citizens. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_notre_dame_de_foy.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/985a.html
Saint Roch Ward - Notre Dame de Saint-Roch (1831) – First organized in 1829, this parish welcomed its first Irish family in 1831. By 1851, the Irish population of Quebec City had climbed to 9100, an 800% increase over 30 years. Saint Roch Ward in Lower Quebec City became the home to the second largest community of Irish families in the area. Church registers can be found under Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/st-roch-church/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_roch.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/925.html
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Notre Dame des Anges (1831) – First organized in 1728, this chapel was located within the Québec City Hospital (Hôpital Général) and, as such, it welcomed many of the new-born Irish children as early as 1831. Church registers under Hôpital Général de Québec. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/926.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4pital- G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_Qu%C3%A9bec http://www.patrimoine- culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=92547&type=bien http://monsaintroch.com/2016/le-monastere-des-augustines-de-lhopital-general-de- quebec-le-tresor-cache-de-notre-dame-des-anges/ http://archeologiequebec.org/sites/hopital-general-de-quebec/histoire-de-l-hopital- general-de-quebec/
Haute Ville (Upper Town) - Saint-Patrick Church (1832) – Founded in 1832 and first located on McMahon Street, close to Hôtel Victoria. Organized for the special use of the Irish Catholic population by the celebrated Father Patrick McMahon. The first mass was celebrated on July 7th, 1833. In 1833, the number of parishioners of Saint Patrick numbered more than 6000. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_patrick.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/938.html
Haute Ville (Upper Town) - Cholera Burying Ground (1832) - The cemetery located on Grande Allée was opened during the year of the first cholera in 1832, and was in use until 1856. In 1832 alone, the cholera epidemic killed 3,451 individuals, the majority of whom were Irish. http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/digitalized-archives/quebec-city-irish-famine-relief- fund-contributors/
Québec (city) – St. Patrick’s High School (St. Pat’s) (1843) – Located on rue de Maisonneuve (De Salaberry Street) & McMahon Street. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_High_School_(Quebec_City) https://www.cqsb.qc.ca/en/st-patrick-high-school https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/saint_jean_baptiste/int eret/irlandais_origine_quebec.aspx https://www.convention.qc.ca/en/events/175-st-patricks-high-school-reunion/
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Saint Luke (Marine Hospital Catholic Mission) (1847) – Compared with other much larger hospitals of the region, Saint Luke appears to have been the hospital of the Irish community. In 1847, hundreds of Irish immigrants who had been deemed to be in good health at the Grosse IÎe Quarantine Station, downstream on the St. Lawrence River, were confirmed with the dreaded disease of the typhus. A substantial number of these Irish emigrants would succumb from this plague in various hospitals of the region including Saint Luke. See also Grosse Île (further down) www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/2010/07/22/hopital-de-la-marine http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/I-17326.1 https://www.google.com/search?q=Marine+Hospital+Qu%C3%A9bec&tbm=isch&tbo= u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjugrDpl7nfAhXCSt8KHQkZA_oQsAR6BAgAEA E &biw=805&bih=588
Beauport – Nativity of Notre Dame (1854) - First organized in 1673. In an 1832 document prepared by the Immigration Agent at the Port of Québec, Beauport was listed as being a choice destination of would-be Irish settlers. I was able to ascertain that the first Irish marriage took place in 1854, which might indicate that Irish marriages, baptisms and burials were conducted at nearby Notre Dame Cathedral. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/la-nativite-de-notre-dame-church/ http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/843.html
Sillery - Saint-Colomban of Sillery (Saint-Michael) (1855) - The second Irish Church in Québec City – Rev. Peter Henry Harkin, a priest from Ireland, was the first pastor of the new church from 1855. His successor, Father Alexander Eustace Maguire, requested and served as Pastor of the Catholic Mission at Grosse-Île in 1871. His uncle, Bishop E. J. Horan, served as pastor at the Island Mission in 1847. Father Maguire did not survive the ordeal of Grosse Île. The church no longer exists, it has been replaced by Saint-Michael of Sillery http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/st-michel-de-sillery-church/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_michel.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1070.html
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Saint Brigid’s Home (1856) – An institution to help orphans, the destitute and the elderly. First organized in Old Quebec, in 1858 it moved to the vast plot of land occupied by the cholera cemetery at the corner of Grande Allée and Avenue de Salaberry. https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/saint_jean_baptiste/int eret/irlandais_origine_quebec.aspx http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/AfficherCim.asp?MP=F3&CID=1027
Champlain Ward – Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - The Irish Chapel - Notre- Dame de la Garde (1860) – Located from about 1860 in a former school for Irish boys, this chapel was located near the Port of Quebec, on Champlain Street. This church was the second home to many of the Irish dock workers. The region was also known as the Cove or Cap Blanc (White Cove) and the Irish referred to it as Champlain Ward. Many of the Irish workers of that region worked at the nearby Bell & Taylor Shipyards, building ships. The many wharves along the St. Lawrence River in Lower Town were the landing places of the immigrants between 1814 and the early 1920s. All marriages, baptisms and burials would have been carried-out at Saint Patrick or Notre Dame Cathedral. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/notre-dame-de-la-garde-church/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_notre_dame_de_la_garde.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/922.html
Vieux Québec (Old Quebec) - Sacred Heart Hospital (1874) – From 1874 to 1935, Irish baptisms and marriages were performed in the Hospital Chapel. Church registers can be found among those of Notre-Dame Cathedral. https://www.ciusss-capitalenationale.gouv.qc.ca/centre-dhebergement-sacre-coeur http://www.banq.qc.ca/ressources_en_ligne/intruments_rech_archivistique/hopitaux/sa creCoeurJesus.html http://expong.cieq.ca/institution.php?-institution=134
Saint Jean Baptiste Ward - Saint John the Baptist (Saint Jean-Baptiste) (1886) – First opened in 1860, the region consisted of blue-collar tenements. French Canadians and Irish families inter-married as early as 1886. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_jean_baptiste.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/934.html
Cap Rouge - Saint Félix (1889) – First organized in 1862 and located west of Sainte Foy and Sillery, this farming community was blessed with fertile land along the shores of the St. Lawrence River. I was able to trace the first Irish marriage at the parish in 1889. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/saint-felix-de-cap-rouge-church/ http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_felix_de_valois.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/857.html
Charlesbourg - Notre Dame des Laurentides (1905) – Originally located slightly north of Quebec City, it is now part of the urban region. In the early 1900’s and before, the region was prime farming country. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_notre_dame_des_laurentides.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/860.html
Québec – Haute-Ville (Up-town) - Très Saint Sacrement (1921) – Located in the neighbourhood of Laval University (Université de Laval). Many Irish descendants of the early immigrants became business and professional leaders of the capital city. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_tres_saint_sacrement.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/940.html
Québec - Haute-Ville (Up-town) – Saints Martyrs (1928) - Located in an upscale region of the city. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saints_martyrs_canadiens.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/936.html
Grosse Île In the spring of 1847, a ship brought 241 miserable immigrants fleeing the Great Famine of Ireland. They anchored off Grosse Île, an island below Québec City where immigrants with typhus, cholera, and smallpox were quarantined. The Irish immigrants had brought an epidemic that eventually spread throughout Canada. In the cemetery below Telegraph Hill on Grosse Île stands a monument which says: “In this secluded spot lie the mortal remains of 5424 persons who, fleeing from pestilence and famine in Ireland in the year 1847, found in America but a grave” https://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP7CH1PA5LE.html
Saint Luke of Grosse Ile (Saint Luc) (1834) https://carraigbooks.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/eyewitness-grosse-ile-1847/ https://books.google.com/books?id=VJvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PT126&lpg=PT126&dq=St.+Luke+ Anglican+Grosse-Ile&source=bl&ots=EZwehhLdFf&sig=- hhj6DHVDWUz5O4WbjuhVERIqrc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA0MjCsrnfAhXIuFkKHdWIA UIQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ - v=onepage&q=St.%20Luke%20Anglican%20Grosse-Ile&f=false
Saint John the Evangelist (Anglican) (1823) https://carraigbooks.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/eyewitness-grosse-ile-1847/ https://books.google.com/books?id=VJvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PT126&lpg=PT126&dq=St. +Luke+Anglican+Grosse-Ile&source=bl&ots=EZwehhLdFf&sig=- hhj6DHVDWUz5O4WbjuhVERIqrc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA0MjCsrnfAhXIuFkK HdWIAUIQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ - v=onepage&q=St.%20Luke%20Anglican%20Grosse- Ile&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=2heOAAAAMAAJ&q=St.+Luke+Anglican+Grosse- Ile&dq=St.+Luke+Anglican+Grosse- Ile&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66u6FtLnfAhVCnOAKHTfyB9kQ6AEILjAB
Grosse Île Quarantine Station (1832-1937) http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants- grosse-ile-1832-1937/Pages/immigrants-grosse-ile.aspx http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants- grosse-ile-1832-1937/Pages/immigrants-grosse-ile.aspx - c https://books.google.com/books?id=VJvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PT126&lpg=PT126&dq=St. +Luke+Anglican+Grosse-Ile&source=bl&ots=EZwehhLdFf&sig=- hhj6DHVDWUz5O4WbjuhVERIqrc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA0MjCsrnfAhXIuFkK HdWIAUIQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ - v=onepage&q=St.%20Luke%20Anglican%20Grosse- Ile&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=D77BvmFwDogC&pg=PA143&dq=St.+Luke+Angli can+Grosse- Ile&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66u6FtLnfAhVCnOAKHTfyB9kQ6AEINjAD - v=onepage&q=St.%20Luke%20Anglican%20Grosse-Ile&f=false
North Shore of the St. Lawrence
Between 1820 and 1830, the Irish immigrants moved into Portneuf County and joined the Scottish Protestants who had previously established the area some 20 years prior. Towns such as Sainte Catherine of Jacques Cartier, Saint Gabriel of Valcartier, Shannon, Tewksbury, Stoneham and Lake Beauport became the new homes of the Irish in these northern communities. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Portneuf County Many North Americans of Irish descent will tell you that their Irish ancestors first lived in the Portneuf region near Quebec City. The region attracted Irish and Scottish farmers as early as 1816. The quality of the land is fertile and ideal for small farm owners. Portneuf County is located along the northern shores of the St. Lawrence River, slightly upstream and west of Quebec City. The leading Irish communities of Portneuf County and nearby Quebec County were Sainte Catherine of Jacques Cartier (1832), Wexford Road of St. Gabriel of Valcartier (1820), Saint Gabriel of Valcartier (1820), Stoneham (1824), St. Dunstan (1830), Pont Rouge (1834) with surrounding communities such as Portneuf, St. Raymond, St. Basile, St. Christine and others. Most were farming communities with 50-acre farms. The region in the 1830’s was a primary destination for Irish farmers with a North American destination who were willing to settle on a small acreage. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Genealogy of Valcartier, Quebec – Patricia Balkcom http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Deschambault (Portneuf) – Saint Joseph (1798) - In 1832, the Government of Lower Canada issued a document addressed to Irish settlers arriving at the Port of Quebec, suggesting that Portneuf County was a prime destination for Irish homesteaders.The region’s towns included Deschambault, Tewksbury, Val Cartier, Beauport, Stoneham, Jacques Cartier and the town of Portneuf. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Ste-Catherine-de Fossambault Catholic Church.htm https://archivesacrq.org/archives-de-paroisses-dessertes-et-missions/archives-de- paroisses-dessertes-missions-et-centres-dieu/ http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/870.html
Shannon of Jacques Cartier – Saint-Joseph’s Mission (1830) - The Shannon mission church no longer exists, but the small Irish community is still active to this day and some of their parishioners are members of the Québec City Region of English Speaking Religious Organizations, which includes Protestant and Catholic church groups. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Ste-Catherine-de Fossambault Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Saint Catherine of Jacques Cartier - Sainte-Catherine (1832) – This parish had the largest congregational base of Irish parishioners in Portneuf County; the first Irish marriage occurred in 1832. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Ste-Catherine-de Fossambault Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm https://archivesacrq.org/archives-de-paroisses-dessertes-et-missions/archives-de- paroisses-dessertes-missions-et-centres-dieu/
Fossambault of Portneuf & Pont Rouge – Saint Patrick (1832) – Between 1821 and 1828, the Seigneury of Fossambault granted acreage suitable for farming to Andrew Wilson, George Thompson, John McCord and James Morrow on the Brulé Range. These four families were the first Irish settlers west of St. Catherine of Portneuf. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/919.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/918.html
Belcourt - Portneuf - Saint Basile du Sud de Portneuf (1847) - Baptisms and marriages of French language families and Irish families can be found among the church records of this parish from 1847 onward. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_basile.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/959.html
St. Raymond of Portneuf - Saint Raymond (1845) – Another Irish, French Canadian parish of the region. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_raymond.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1047.html
Saint Augustin – Saint Augustin (1845) – First organized in 1691 and located along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, just west of Cap Rouge, Sainte Foy and Sillery. The region in the 1800’s was most likely the best fertile land for farming in the Quebec City region. To this day, large farms are still operational. The first Irish settlers in the region worshipped at this church from about 1845 onward. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_augustin_de_desmaures.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/957.html
Saint Alban – Saint Alban (1859) - First organized in 1856, the parish welcomed among its ranks the Irish families in 1859. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_alban.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/949.html
Tewksbury – Saint James (Saint-Jacques) (1865) – The region was first served by a mission as early as 1865, most likely as a mission of Stoneham or Saint Gabriel of Jacques Cartier. Only in 1921 did the church of Saint James opened its doors. The church still exists today, although it is only open during the summer months. Tewksbury was decreed by the management of the Port of Quebec in 1832 as a recommended destination for would-be Irish homesteaders. Please note that the town of Tewksbury is part of the County of Quebec, but the town has been associated with Portneuf County by many family lineages researchers. https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_stoneham_et_tewkesbury.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1072a.html
Portneuf - Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (Notre-Dane des Sept Douleurs) (1889) - First organized in 1861, the parish welcomed its first Irish families around 1889. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_portneuf.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/919.html
Pont Rouge – Sainte Jeanne Chapel (1889) – First organized in 1869, around 1889 it became another small Irish community. Pont Rouge is located west of Saint Catherine of Jacques Cartier. The region was once a vibrant Irish farming destination. The latter is also a participating member of the present-day English Community of Quebec City http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_pont_rouge.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/918.html
Donnacona – Saint Agnès (1917) – The Irish of the region prior to 1917 worshipped in Shannon. A few Irish families were also found in two neighbouring villages, Cap Santé and Les Écureuils. By the 1980’s most of the Irish of Donnacona had left the region. http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_donnacona_sainte_agnes.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/871.html
Québec County This county encompass the towns and villages of L’Ancienne-Lorette, Lac Beauport, Quebec City, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Wendake and others. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Loretteville – Saint-Ambroise (1818) - As early as 1818, a few Irish families settled at Loretteville near present-day Québec International Airport. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/st_ambroise_loretteville_extracted_bapt isms.pdf http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_ambroise_de_la_jeune_lorette.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/904.html https://www.saint-ambroise.org/all-project-list/saint-ambroise-de-la-jeune-lorette/ https://www.sgq.qc.ca/images/_SGQ/Publication/p69t2.pdf
Stoneham - Saint-Edmond of Stoneham (1824) - As early as 1817, Irish families, in addition to American families from Connecticut and Scottish and British families, were settling the area. The town of Stoneham was recommended in the early 1830’s by the British authorities as a destination of choice for Irish immigrants who wanted to settle on their own small farms http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/St. Edmond-de-Stoneham Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_stoneham_et_tewkesbury.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1072.html
Saint Gabriel of Valcartier – Saint Gabriel (1843) – First organized in 1820. With Saint Catherine of Jacques Cartier, Saint Gabriel was the heart of the Irish people of Portneuf County. The first Irish marriage in 1843. http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of St. Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/Pew leases for valcartier catholic Church.htm https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_gabriel_de_valcartier.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1082.HTML
Beauport & Côte-de-Beaupré Region The region of Beauport is located east and north of Québec City and its northern limit is adjacent to the eastern limit of Portneuf County. These two regions located north of Québec City were first settled by Scottish immigrants between 1780 and 1790 to be followed from about 1820 to 1830 by Irish farmers. Most of the farms allocated were small, less than 25 acres in a mountainous region, not suited for the raising of large crops. The latter does explain the exit of many of the Irish and Scots within three generations to better lifestyles in southern Québec, Ontario, the West and the U.S.A. Said region included the villages of Château-Richer, L’Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de- Beaupré, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Cap-Tourmente. https://www.mrccotedebeaupre.com/index.shtml http://www.cotedebeaupre.com/en/ http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=M&SS=15
Ste-Brigitte de Laval - Sainte Brigitte de Laval (1834) – Located slightly north of Lake Beauport, the first settlers to the parish were Irish in the early 1830’s. Although the town of Sainte Brigitte de Laval is located within the county of Montmorency, its northern region is located next to Portneuf County, so the two regions have been closely associated. https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_sainte_brigitte_de_laval.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/963.html
Lac Beauport – Saint Dunstan (1834) – The Irish church opened in 1834. The first surviving Irish marriage document is dated 1840. The church burned down and no longer exists. https://www.sgq.qc.ca/images/_SGQ/Publication/p110t2.pdf
Beauport – Notre Dame (La Nativité) (1854) - First organized in 1671. The first Irish family was recorded in the parish in 1854. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/la-nativite-de-notre-dame-church/ http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/843.html
Beauport – Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) (1908) – First organized in 1902. The Irish marriages began in 1908 http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_ignace_de_loyola.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/847.html
Montmorency – Saint Gregory (Saint-Grégoire) (1914) – First organized in 1891, the Irish presence began in 1914 http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_quebec_saint_gregoire.html http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/846.html
The Irish Street Names in Quebec City http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/powerpoints-of-interest/irish-street- names/nggallery/thumbnails
The Street Names in Quebec City - 17th Century http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs57093
Quebec City Directories https://genealogyensemble.com/2015/11/08/quebec-city-directories-2/
Quebec City and the surrounding region – The Seigneuries https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/seigneuries-of-quebec-city- and-region.pdf
The cemeteries
Québec (city) https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1866 https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1960840/mount-hermon-cemetery http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=V&SS=Qu%E9bec
Québec (city) Region https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:H%C3%B4pital- G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_Cemetery http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=M&SS=58 https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/saint_roch/interet/cimetier e_de_l_hopital_general_de_quebec.aspx
Portneuf County http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Cemetery Records Template.htm http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=C&SS=49
Quebec County http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Cemetery Records Template.htm http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=C&SS=50
La Côte-de-Beaupré http://www.leslabelle.com/Cimetieres/ListerCims.asp?MP=F3&TY=M&SS=15
Books and Articles
Alidor Aucoin On Second Avenue Celebrates Theatres Yiddish roots. http://www.themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/494
Patricia Balkcom http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/More Websites Template.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Biographies and Genealogies Template.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/What's New template.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Emigration Template.htm
Geoffrey Bilson
Macklem Brett http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Christ Church Anglican Mission.htm
Harold Griffin http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Walter Hicks http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Christ Church Anglican Mission.htm
J.A. Jordan http://www.aughty.org/pdf/monument_grosseisle.pdf
Rénald Lessard https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/hq/2014-v20-n1-hq01395/71733ac/ https://www.septentrion.qc.ca/auteurs/renald-lessard https://www.google.com/search?ei=E90gXLDAE- Ok_Qba17CgCA&q=R%C3%A9nald+Lessard+BAnQ+Pistard&oq=R%C3%A9nald+Le ssard+BAnQ+Pistard&gs_l=psy- ab.3..33i299l3.3068.12015..13105...0.0..0.136.1111.11j2...... 0....1..gws- wiz...... 0i22i30j33i160.GhZETahW0Yw
Joe Lonergan http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/powerpoints-of-interest/mount-pleasant/ http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Odd S. Lovoll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_S._Lovoll https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/Odd_S._Lovoll/ https://books.google.com/books?id=VJvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PT126&lpg=PT126&dq=St. +Luke+Anglican+Grosse-Ile&source=bl&ots=EZwehhLdFf&sig=- hhj6DHVDWUz5O4WbjuhVERIqrc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA0MjCsrnfAhXIuFkK HdWIAUIQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ - v=onepage&q=St.%20Luke%20Anglican%20Grosse- Ile&f=false
James J. Mangan http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/books-for-sale/
Eileen Reid Marcil https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17811/22183 https://www.librarything.com/author/marcileileenreid
D. Clark McIntosh https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/i/Clark-D-Mcintosh/index.html http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Ste-Catherine-de Fossambault Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of St. Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Valcartier.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/Seventh Day Adventist Church in Valcartier.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/St. Peter's Anglican Church in Stoneham.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/Stoneham Presbyterian Church.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/St. James Episcopal Anglican Church in Lac Beauport.htm
Bernie Monaghan http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/Arrival of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers.htm
Majella Murphy http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm
Gerald J. Neville http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/index.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/Pew leases for valcartier catholic Church.htm
John O’Connor http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/powerpoints-of-interest/irish-street- names/nggallery/thumbnails
John O’Farrell http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Research Guides/The Early Irish in Quebec.htm
Marianna O’Gallagher https://carraigbooks.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/eyewitness-grosse-ile-1847/ http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/marianna-ogallagher/ http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Research Guides/The Irish in Quebec.htm http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/books-for-sale/ https://books.google.com/books?id=2heOAAAAMAAJ&q=St.+Luke+Anglican+Grosse- Ile&dq=St.+Luke+Anglican+Grosse- Ile&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66u6FtLnfAhVCnOAKHTfyB9kQ6AEILjAB
Jean Poirier http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs57093
Michael Quigley http://lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/viewFile/5063/5932
John Robinson http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Churches/A History of Christ Church Anglican Mission.htm
Nancy Schmitz http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/books-for-sale/
Repositories
BAnQ Québec Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Centre d'archives de Québec Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault Cité universitaire, PO Box 10450 Sainte-Foy, QC G1V 4N1 Tel.: 418-643-8904 http://www.banq.qc.ca/archives/entrez_archives/centres_archives/ca_quebec.html?lan guage_id=1
BAnQ Online http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/ecivil/ http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/notaires/ http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/lovell/ http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/marcotte/ http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/cartes_plans/index.html?language_id=1
BAnQ Pistard http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/recherche_simple http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/recherche_simple?p_anqsid=20181027144 5282021&P_rech_type=A
BAnQ Catalogue - Online research tool of books stored at the 12 repositories of BAnQ https://cap.banq.qc.ca/ https://cap.banq.qc.ca/advancedsearch/:new
BAnQ Collection numérique https://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collection_numerique/
BAnQ Ask a question https://www.banq.qc.ca/formulaires/formulaire_reference/?language_id=1
BAnQ Poser une question https://www.banq.qc.ca/formulaires/formulaire_reference/index.html?language_id=3
BAnQ Digital Collection https://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collection_numerique/index.html?language_id=1
BAnQ – Port de Québec (Port of Quebec) http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1952366 http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1952350
LAC – Library Archives Canada http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/immigrants- grosse-ile-1832-1937/Pages/immigrants-grosse-ile.aspx http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx
LAC – Library Archives Canada – Port of Québec http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac- bac/results/arch?form=arch_simple&lang=eng&FormName=MIKAN+Simple+Search& PageNum=1&SortSpec=score+desc&HighLightFields=title%2Cname&Language=eng &QueryParser=lac_mikan&Sources=mikan&Archives=&SearchIn_1=&SearchInText_1 =Port+of+Quebec&Operator_1=AND&SearchIn_2=&SearchInText_2=&Operator_2=A ND&SearchIn_3=&SearchInText_3=&Media%5B%5D=&Level=&MaterialDateOperator =after&MaterialDate=&DigitalImages=&Source=&cainInd=&ResultCount=10
Archdiocèse de Québec – Archives https://archivesacrq.org/collections/archives/archives-reliees-a-des-groupes-ethniques/ https://archivesacrq.org/collections/bibliotheque-du-college-des-jesuites/
Ville de Québec – l’accent d’Amérique https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/saint_jean_baptiste/int eret/irlandais_origine_quebec.aspx https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/saint_jean_baptiste/int eret/irlandais_origine_quebec.aspx
Irish Heritage Quebec http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/books-for-sale/ http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/genealogy/ http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec – Morrin Centre – 1824-2018 http://www.gamacheseries.com/bury-your-dead-real-place/ https://quillandquire.com/uncategorized/2016/02/29/spaces-the-literary-and-historical- society-of-quebec/
Corporation du Patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Québec http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/our-churches/la-nativite-de-notre-dame-church/
Quebec City Region Directory of Residents – 1822-1976 http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/marcotte/
Quebec Gazette – 1764-1863 http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1962952 http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2353914 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-the-quebec-chronicle-telegraph- celebrates-250-years-in-print
Gazette officielle du Québec – Quebec Official Gazette – 1869-1995 http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/salle_de_presse/nouvelles/nouvelle.html?langu age_id=1&n_id=915189fb-24cb-491d-a3ee-c5fac64cd01e http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/ressources/details/GOQ1 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-the-quebec-chronicle-telegraph- celebrates-250-years-in-print
Quebec Chronicle and Gazette – 1863-1925 http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1963257?docsearchtext=Quebe c%20Chronicle http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1962736?docsearchtext=Quebe c%20Chronicle http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1850848?docsearchtext=Quebe c%20Chronicle http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1963257?docsearchtext=Quebe c%20Chronicle http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/1962952 http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2363454 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-the-quebec-chronicle-telegraph- celebrates-250-years-in-print
Quebec Daily Telegraph and Chronicle Telegraph – 1925-1934 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-the-quebec-chronicle-telegraph- celebrates-250-years-in-print
Chronicle Telegraph – 1934 to the present http://www.qctonline.com/&com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=3 https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-the-quebec-chronicle-telegraph- celebrates-250-years-in-print
Genealogy Québec https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3PvlnbuQ3AIVAlgNCh1 Q4A-AEAAYASAAEgI5nvD_BwE
FamilySearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742 https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Quebec_Online_Genealogy_Records https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Finding_an_Irish_Ancestor_Using_Canadian_Re cords https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ireland_Emigration_and_Immigration
Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=1091 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1091&geo_a=t&geo_s=ca&geo_t=u s&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41014&o_lid=41014&o_sch=Web+Property https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3612 https://search.ancestry.com/Places/Canada/Quebec/Default.aspx?category=40&ldf=2
Findmypast.com https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?keywordsplace=quebec https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1321742
Société de génalogie de Québec https://www.sgq.qc.ca/
Quebec Family History Society https://qfhs.ca/cpage.php?pt=9
Researched and compiled by: Jacques Gagné [email protected] First posting 2012-08-22 (May 20, 2014?) Revised and Upgraded 2018-12-31