Irish Catholic Churches of Rural Quebec
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Irish Catholic Churches of Rural Quebec Arthabaska – Compton - Frontenac – Mégantic – Wolfe Counties The churches Buckinghamshire - A vast territory created in 1763 which extended from the Seigneury of St. Giles (Lotbinière County today) in the east to the Richelieu Valley in the west, south to the US border and north to the various seigneuries located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River from Sorel on the Richelieu to Lévis across from Québec City. Some of the earliest church records of the pioneer families from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Ireland might indicate the name of Buckinghamshire as their place of residence. By 1791, the territory of Buckinghamshire no longer existed; it was replaced in part by the county of Buckingham. In 1829, the latter was subdivided into the 6 counties of Sherbrooke, Mégantic, Lotbinière, Drummond, Nicolet and Yamaska. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1825/Pages/districts.aspx - b https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_districts_of_Lower_Canada https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/british-irish-scottish-loyalist-american- german-scandinavian-dutch-in-quebec2.pdf Arthabaska County Arthabaska is a deformation of an Abenaki word Ayabaskaw. In 1792, the county was part of Buckinghamshire, which extended to the US border to the south, the Richelieu River to the west, the various seigneuries established along the St. Lawrence from Sorel to Lévis to the north and the Chaudière River to the east. In 1829 Drummond County was created from this vast domain and in 1855 Arthabaska County was created. It was served by Catholic Missionaries from 1840 to 1848 in the townships of Blandford, Maddington, Aston, Bulstrode, Somerset, Stanford, Arthabaska and Warwick. The civil registers from 1840 to 1844 can be found among those of the parish of Saint Louis de Blandford and the records covering 1845 to 1847 are among those of the parish of Saint Norbert (Norbertville) https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/presbyterian-churches-quebec-city-to- sherbrooke-3.pdf https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/british-irish-scottish-loyalist-american- german-scandinavian-dutch-in-quebec2.pdf https://www.revolvy.com/page/Arthabaska-Regional-County-Municipality http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_mrc_arthabaska.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_mrc_lerable.html Blandford - Saint Louis-de-Blandford – Organized in 1848, a few Irish families among parish registers http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/805.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_louis_de_blandford.html Stanfold - Saint Eusèbe-de-Stanfold – Organized in 1848, a town now referred to as Saint- Eusèbe-de-Princeville in which one can find Irish families within its parish registers. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/781.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_princeville.html Norbertville - Saint Norbert of Arthabaska – First organized in 1845, church opened in 1850. A few Irish families among parish registers from 1850 onward http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/776.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_norbert_darthabaska.html Tingwick (Tenwick) – Lorne – Church of the Epiphany of Tingwick - The town was also referred to as Tenwick in pioneer days. Organized in 1852, church no longer exists under that name, it was renamed Saint Patrick of Tingwick in 1856, which was an Irish parish https://www.google.com/search?q=Saint- Patrice+de+Tingwick+Photo&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=joEK0unXsHTc8M%253A%252C C1SgB7Qx2YjH6M%252C_&usg=AI4_- kQsu5VqguOvBYp62r0Sa8QzwsL0Bg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj03-LDs83fAhXLs1kKHRu-B- oQ9QEwAXoECAQQBg - imgrc=joEK0unXsHTc8M: http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/822.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_tingwick.html Chesterville - Saint Paul-de-Chester – Organized in 1850, among parish registers, one can find Irish families from about 1850 onward. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/755.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_chesterville.html Victoriaville – Saint Christopher of Arthabaska (Saint-Christophe) - Organized in 1845, Irish families can be found among the parish registers from about above date. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/824.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_victoriaville_saint_christophe.html Princeville – Saint Eusèbe - Organized in 1848, a few years later the Irish had arrived - see; above under Stanfold http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/781.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_princeville.html Tinwick – Saint Patrick - Organized in 1856 – The church of the Irish in the county - see Tingwick- Lorne above http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/822.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_tingwick.html Warwick Township - Saint Albert-de-Warwick - Organized in 1876, Irish were present in the parish from about the same time period http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/782.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_albert.html Arthabaska - Saint Christopher (Saint-Christophe) - Organized in 1852, five years prior to the arrival of the Irish - see Victoriaville a few line above for details https://www.tourismeregionvictoriaville.com/vacances-forfaits/membres/quoi-faire/patrimoine--- circuits/eglise-saint-christophe-darthabaska.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Christophe-d%27Arthabaska https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Christophe-d%27Arthabaska http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/824.html http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_victoriaville_saint_christophe.html Warwick Township – Saint Médard-de-Warwick - Organized in 1857, a year prior to the arrival of the Irish http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/835.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_warwick.html Bulstrode – Saint Valère de Bulstrode - Organized in 1861, from about the same year Irish families were present in the village. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/819.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_valere.html East Chester – Saint Helena of Chester (Sainte-Helène-de-Chester) - Organized in 1860, in 1869 the Irish had arrived http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/802.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_sainte_helene_de_chester.html Warwick Township – Sainte Elizabeth de Warwick - Organized in 1872. Irish were present from 1880 onward http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/793.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_sainte_elizabeth_de_warwick.html Tingwick - Saint Rémi - Organized in 1881. Irish families worshipped in this church from about the same period of time. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/813.html http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_remi_de_tingwick.html Daveluyville – Sainte-Anne du Sault - Organized in 1888 – A few Irish families resided in the community http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/756.html http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_daveluyville.html Horton - Sainte Clothilde-de-Horton - Organized in 1864, only in 1927 was an Irish marriage blessed in this chapel http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/970.html http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_sainte_clothilde_de_horton.html Compton County In the aftermath of the American Revolution, English colonists spread further north along the Connecticut River from regions to the south. As early as 1792, a number of American Loyalists had settled into the area and establish villages such as; Huntingville (1814), Milby (early 1790’s), Compton Village (1874), Coaticook (1830), St-Hermenégilde (1830’s), East Hereford (1818), Sawyerville (1793) and Eaton Corner (1824). The first Catholic Church in the county was organized in 1855 https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/presbyterian-churches-quebec-city-to- sherbrooke-3.pdf https://genealogyensemble.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/british-irish-scottish-loyalist-american- german-scandinavian-dutch-in-quebec2.pdf http://parkscanadahistory.com/series/saah/compton-transition.pdf http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_mrc_coaticook.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_mrc_les_sources.html Compton – Saint Thomas of Aquinas (Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin) - Organized in 1855, the same year the Irish arrived http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1593.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_compton.html St. Hermenegilde - Saint Herménégilde - Organized in 1856, within a few years, a limited number of Irish families were present in the region http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1660.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_hermenegilde.html Clifton – Sainte Edwidge - Organized in 1865, from about 1873 a few Irish families were present in the region. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1651.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_sainte_edwidge_de_clifton.html Cookshire-Eaton – Saint Camille de Cookshire - Organized in 1867, the following year in 1868, among the parish registers, one can find Irish families http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1594.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_cookshire_eaton_saint_camille.html Auckland - Saint Malo-d'Auckland - Organized in 1883 - About the same time Irish families arrived in the region http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1663.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_saint_malo.html Emberton - Chartierville - Saint John Baptist (Décollation de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) - Organized in 1878, in 1883 a few Irish families were present in the region. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1589.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_chartierville.html East Angus – Saint Louis - Organized in 1888, about the same time period the Irish were present in the region. http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/1600.html https://www.originis.ca/paroisse_east_angus_saint_louis_de_france.html Scotstown – Saint Paul - Organized in 1888, the Irish