EASTERN TWP OF QUEBEC CONNECTOR
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OUR GOAL
Is to serve as a communicator for researching and tracing the families of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Thank you for your interest in our newsletter. The ETQC e-letter is published twice a year to inform our readers of sources that are available for research in the Eastern Townships. It is hoped to help our readers to be more aware of the collections that are already published or will be published in the near future. Your feedback is appreciated so we know if we can make a difference in the search for your Eastern Township Ancestors. Different families will be featured from different counties and when possible a picture will be included in the ETQC e-letter . For more information contact Laverne Aitchison
Inside this issue:
RICHMOND COUNTY 2
TOWNSHIPPERS’ DAY—COATICOOK, QUEBEC 3
TWP HERITAGE WEBMAGAZINE—HISTORIC DEMOLITIAN 5
QUERIES—SLOGGET/FULLER 10
QUERIES—HANNAH MAGOWAN/MCGOWAN/MCGOON 11
ETQC PUBLICATIONS 13
GENEALOGY WEBSITES 14
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RICHMOND COUNTY
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RICHMOND COUNTY SOURCES: Richmond County Historical Society Wikipedia
Originally settled by colonists from New England, Montreal and the Richelieu River valley circa 1798, Richmond is considered to be one of the oldest settlements in the former region of the Eastern Townships. Among the pretty little towns situated on the banks of the St. Francis river, along its course through the Eastern Townships there are none more interesting for their histories than the Town of Richmond, whose annals extend over a century, as far back as 1798, the date when the first colonists came to establish themselves in the Township of Shipton. Here, like elsewhere, the first colonists of the Eastern townships were of American origin.
Elmore Cushing, founder of Richmond, chief of his forty-six associates, to whom was granted the charter of the Township of Shipton, came to settle here on May 24, 1798. Other colonists established the villages of Danville, Melbourne, Windsor Mills, and the Bromptonville, all in Richmond County. Richmond was named Front Village of Shipton until 1819, the time when an English soldier, passing on his way through this place, gave its present name in honour of the famous Duke of Richmond, Governor of Canada, who died after being bitten by a fox.
The famous Craig’s Road constructed in 1809, from the banks of the St. Lawrence (Levis) to Richmond by the soldiers of the forty-ninth regiment under the direction of General James Craig, opened up communication between the new settlements of the Eastern Townships and Quebec City. From that time, their importance rapidly increased. Another road following the St. Francis River was opened in 1802 from Lennoxville to La Baie. It is to be noted that the government of the province has in contemplation a project for the construction of a permanent road from Quebec City to Richmond, Sherbrooke and Montreal which will follow its winding direction of the outlines of the old Craig’s road.
Richmond, the chief town of the county of this name, has played an important part in the political history of the country. Part of Buckinghamshire until 1829, the county was included in Sherbrooke County until 1854 when Richmond County was established as it exists today. It contains the townships of Cleveland, Shipton, Melbourne, Brompton, Windsor and Stoke. Richmond grew in importance during the 1800s when it became a key railway junction.
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opened between Montreal and Portland, Maine, on April 4, 1853 and was purchased four months later and absorbed into the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR)'s system. Two years later, the GTR opened a line from the mainline in Richmond northeast to Lévis to connect Montreal with Quebec City. The line was eventually extended further east to Rivière-du-Loup and a connection with the Intercolonial Railway, which operated trains on the GTR through Richmond to Montreal until 1897.
The town itself was first called Richmond in 1820, when a post office was inaugurated. By the 1860s Richmond was an important centre, with a college, literary institute and a public library.
Richmond's importance has waned since the 1930s, however, as the railways have also come to play a lesser role in the economy. The GTR was absorbed into the Canadian National Railways (CNR) and the line to Levis was abandoned in favour of more direct lines from Montreal to Quebec City. In 1989, CNR sold the entire railway line from Montreal to Portland, via Richmond, to a short line operator. The town of Richmond, population 3,275 (2011), is nestled amidst rolling farmlands on the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke and Drummondville, in the heart of Estrie in Quebec, Canada.
Excerpts from the Town of Richmond History by Dr. John Hayes, Mayor of Richmond circa 1920
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TOWNSHIPPERS’ DAY—COATICOOKE, QC
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TOWNSHIPPERS’ DAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2014 COATICOOKE, QUEBEC
Townshippers’ Day 1979-2014 Since its founding meeting in 1979, Townshippers’ Association has organized an autumn festival that brings current, former and temporary members of the English-speaking community of Quebec’s Eastern Townships together called “Townshippers’ Day”. English-speakers of all linguistic backgrounds, as well as those who would like to learn more about their community and culture, connect with each other over a family friendly day full of delicious food, entertaining performances, a showcase of information and fun activities. This annual event has grown leaps and bounds and, with the event taking place in a different sector of the region each year, it has touched nearly every corner of the Townships.
http://www.genealogie.org/club/sgce/
We are a non profit organization devoted to genealogical research. We do strive to help and support those who, just as we do ourselves, are searching their family history.
Our members have access to a well-documented library, most modern databases and many facilities that allow them to work successfully in our library as well as directly from their own homes. We have a team of volunteer councilors who are looking forward to helping you in your research at our library in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Contact information: Phone: 819-821-5414 Email: [email protected]
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QUEBEC HERITAGE WEB
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QUEBEC HERITAGE WEB
Quebec Heritage Web is home to the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network's suite of five innovative heritage webmagazines. Each of these webmagazines is devoted to the history, culture and heritage of a different region of Quebec. Quebec Heritage Web is your base from which to discover these fascinating regions.
Gaspé, The Point, c.1900. (Photo - Private collection)
And we hope we inspire you to explore these regions in person!
Quebec Heritage Web has been funded in different phases by Canada Economic Development, Canadian Heritage, and other partners. QAHN gratefully acknowledges this support.
To date, Quebec Heritage Web includes the following regional on-line heritage magazines:
PLEASE NOTE:
There was no fall 2013 issue of the ETQC newsletter
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TOWNSHIPS HERITAGE WebMagazine
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-- April 30, 2014. But at this month’s meeting, it unanimously adopted two resolutions saying the golf club doesn’t need a demolition permit because the house is no longer usable as a dwelling. Lac-Brome also accepted the club’s offer to contribute up to $20,000 toward the cost of dismantling and carting the house away if citizens raise enough money to reconstruct it on another site within one year. If not, the club will Historic Hamlet of Mystic in Danger! demolish it. Mayor Richard Burcombe said he likes heritage but the Sign the Online Petition! house is too dilapidated to be worth saving. He added it is not the only building in the town that is associated with Paul Holland Knowlton. Mystic, one of southern Quebec’s most picturesque hamlets, is at risk. Don't let this beautiful historical house be destroyed to make room for an ugly apartment building!! Mystic is an authentic hamlet renowned “We have other buildings that have been moved that belonged to him, for its "old time" charm! Every year its beautiful sceneries and his grist mill,” he said. “They’ve been moved off the property to historical houses/museum/exhibitions attract hundreds of tourists, do across the road. “Council has made a decision and that’s it,” he added. NOT let this be ruined by new constructions. Mystic's charm must be Paul Holland Knowlton, the founder of Brome County and of the preserved at ALL cost! So many other beautiful places in Quebec have village that bears his name, built the house in 1815. It was later owned been RUINED this way, please show everybody how Mystic stays by Christopher Dunkin, a prominent politician and judge. true to its original beauty and how it does a great job at preserving it! Farfan said the town should have insisted that the house remain on its 2 other houses have been bought by another owner and he's also present site. “Removing the house from its historical context vastly planning to put them down to build NEW constructions on them!!! diminishes its value as a heritage site,” he said. “It becomes an object These houses are part of our HERITAGE, and they CAN be that’s hard to find a place for. "The Brome County Historical Society preserved!!! Other people were ready to buy it in order to do so. This (BCHS), which already has six historic buildings on its grounds, hotel could be turned into a museum, a concert venue, an art including a 19th century academy and a courthouse, has agreed to take exhibition venue, or even just kept as a hotel or a house, if the care the Knowlton house only if citizens raise enough money to cover all and money was put into renovating it instead of into building costs. "We do not have the funds,” said BCHS vice-president Brian apartments. Thank you for your signatures, this is a matter of great Shemilt. “All our other buildings need restoration as well.” importance for Quebec heritage! Shemilt said the society would have preferred to see the house remain on its original site, but after four years of fighting the demolition, “at Please click here to sign the online petition: some point we have to move on.” In 2011, an architectural study http://www.thepetitionsite.com/488/542/779/dont-let-mystics-old-hotel-be... commissioned by the town said a museum-quality restoration, including demolition of the two later wings, would cost nearly $500,000.
Oldest Knowlton home slated to be demolished But Kathryn Lexow, secretary of the board of the BCHS, said it would The Knowlton Golf Club has the green light to tear down the oldest cost less than $100,000 to reconstruct the log cabin as a museum that house in Knowlton. Now, the only hope of saving village founder Paul would only be open in the summer. She was part of a group from the Holland Knowlton’s original home, built in 1815, lies with citizens town that inspected the house on Tuesday and found that the original who hope to dismantle and rebuild it on the grounds of the Brome 32-by-20-foot house is still in good condition. “The structure is very County Historical Society. solid,” she said. On April 2, during the provincial election campaign, the municipality of Lac-Brome held a special council meeting where it turned down a Jack Little, a professor of history at Simon Fraser University who request by local citizens to cite the building as a historic site and said specializes in the Eastern Townships, said Knowlton and Dunkin are the golf club may demolish the 199-year-old structure on its property. two of the most important figures in the region’s history and the house “It will be a black mark” against the municipality for failing to protect should be preserved on its original site. “It’s obviously a very a key part of Knowlton’s heritage, said Matthew Farfan, executive important historical site,” he said. director of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN). “I find it surprising that it could be swept away for something as frivolous as a couple of parking spaces. I don’t see much public spirit “At a time when heritage tourism is becoming more popular than ever, there,” he said. the town of Knowlton should be promoting its distinctive historical The golf course first asked for permission to demolish the house, to character rather than shortsightedly paving a heritage property for a expand its parking lot, in 2010. parking lot.” For information or to contribute to the restoration project, It has since said it doesn’t plan to expand the parking lot and simply please email [email protected] wants to keep the site vacant.
Lac-Brome previously turned down the golf club’s request for a demolition permit twice.
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QUEBEC ANGLOPHONE HERITAGE
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http://qahn.org/links
Mission: Founded in 2000, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) is a non-profit, non-partisan umbrella organization engaged with its members in promoting the preservation of the built, cultural and natural heritage of Quebec. QAHN aims to promote a greater understanding of the history of Quebec’s English -speaking communities by informing, inspiring and connecting people through its activities. Membership is open to any organization or individual, regardless of language or cultural affiliation, with an interest in the history, heritage and culture of Quebec’s English-speaking communities. As a network, QAHN encourages cooperation and communication among members. QAHN assists member societies and organizations in obtaining resources and related services for their activities and facilities. Members include organizations such as museums, historical societies, foundations, community and research groups, archives and libraries, as well as individuals interested in Anglophone heritage in Quebec. Currently, in addition to several hundred individual members across Quebec and Canada, nearly 90 organizations in Quebec hold either core or affiliate membership in QAHN. A number of our member-organizations are primarily French-speaking.
Anglophone Heritage: Many Quebecers have links to Anglophone heritage even though they see themselves as having some other linguistic or cultural attachment. There are also many communities in Quebec that communicate in English but whose members do not come from what are traditionally thought of as English-speaking countries. QAHN does not focus exclusively on the heritage of the British Isles, but on all groups that expresses themselves in English. Similarly, there are many instances where Anglophone heritage is being preserved by members of Quebec’s French-speaking community. QAHN, therefore, speaks of Anglophone heritage as a field of interest. QAHN is non-political and totally inclusive. QAHN's concern is with the preservation of the English-speaking community’s heritage, not with language.
Historical Societies
Centre d'histoire de Montréal http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?
Heritage Gaspé
http://heritage-gaspe.org
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EASTERN TOWNSHIPS RESOURCES
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QUEBEC FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY HTTP://WWW.QFHS.CA/
The Quebec Family History Society is the largest English-language genealogical society in Quebec.
CONTACT: Joan Benoit at 514-695-1502 or [email protected].
Featured Resources for Members
Scottish Churches of Lower Canada and Quebec. The latest research guides from Jacques Gagné are now available in the Members section. Having difficulty finding the village where your ancestors lived? Not sure which church to look for? Take a look at these helpful guides. The Quebec Land Grants Index is now available online, with special thanks to Sharon Callaghan for a detailed explanation and research process. See Sharon's article on the Quebec Land Grants (Township System) in the Members section.
If your ancestors lived in Quebec City, explore the Norma Lee Collection. Available in the Members section: CompuTree from the Summer 2013 issue of Connections where all the links are live, for your convenience
The Eastern Townships Resource Centre (ETRC) http://www.etrc.ca/home.html
is a resource centre for the study of the Eastern Townships with a special focus on the English- speaking community. For further information on the Eastern Townships Research Centre, Jody Robinson Archivist may be reached at (819) 822-9600, ext. 2261, or at [email protected]. Website www.etrc.ca The ETRC does not charge entry, membership, or research fees.
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EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BOOKS
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Seeking a Better Future, The English Pioneers of Ontario & Quebec http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/general/resources/207390.htm
By Lucille H. Campey Published by Dundurn, Toronto, 2012
The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written about the English in Canada.
Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices and Canadian archives, Lucille Campey considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. A mass of detailed information relating to pioneer settlements and ship crossings has been distilled to provide new insights on how, why, and when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers. Challenging the widely held assumption that emigration was primarily a flight from poverty, Campey reveals how the ambitious and resourceful English were strongly attracted by the greater freedoms and better livelihoods that could be achieved by relocating to Canada's central provinces.
BOOKS - History of Brome County From the Dates of the Grants of Land therein to the Present Time, With Records of some Early Families [Quebec] By Rev. Ernest M. Taylor, M.A. New Indexes by Arlene Royea [2009] http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/quebec/resources/101010.htm
Volume One - Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal 1908 Volume Two - Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal 1937 These facsimile reprints by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2009 The Reverend Ernest M. Taylor created two volumes of history of Brome County and family sketches of the people who called Brome their home. The first volume was published in 1908. The author had intended to have the second volume ready soon after, "however, various matters occasioned the delay", not the least being the challenge of accumulating the histories of families who settled in the county prior to 1850. That second volume was published 29 years later in 1937. These works have been valued by historians and genealogists ever since. Both volumes include carefully prepared text that offers valuable insights into the early settlement and development of the County of Brome.
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ETQC QUERIES—SLOGGET/FULLER
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Thanks to Ethel Dessert for her contributions to the Eastern Townships of Quebec Connector Newsletter
Ethel < [email protected]> Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Hi Laverne,
Here is a tin painting by Hattie Slogget Fuller. Hattie did the painting which was believed to be somewhere in the townships but it's been over a century so it is hard to pinpoint where she did the painting. There is a lake behind the painting. Her headstone at the Emmanuel Church Cemetery. Her parents are Thomas b 1823 and Lucretia Slogget from Cowansville. I am also enclosing the furniture store her father had in Cowansville, Quebec. . Ethel
Thomas Sloggett Furniture Store Cowansville, Quebec Emmanuel Cemetery
Eastern Townships scene painted by Hattie Sloggett
Hi Laverne, Can you tell me when's your dateline for the newsletter? I know someone who may be interested in adding something. He is looking for any information on a Hannah McGowan b. 1835 d. 1892. She is originally from the townships. There is a picture and a death certificate of this person but no parents except a mention of her father. The cousin has hit a brick wall and has been searching for quite a while now. He thought she may be from Stanstead area.
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ETQC QUERY: HANNAH MAGOWAN
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QUERY: Contact Ethel Dessert Trying to figure out Hannah Magowan's parents. I don't know if she was one of those home children that came to Canada to live with a family or if her mother (not mentioned) died at childbirth.. Her father was mentioned as Mitchell Magowan from Canada in her death certificate. (was her father’s name William or Mitchell?) Her marriage certificate looks like this;
Name: Hannah Magowan sometimes spelled McGowan, McGowen, but in her marriage spelled Magowan.
Birth Date:1835 Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1853 Marriage Place: Lawrence, MA Marriage Age: 18 Spouse Name: John Condy Spouse Marriage age: 21 Spouse Father Name: John In the 1870 census for Worcester, MA there is a Katie Magowan living with them who may be a niece. We've since discovered a death record from Worcester, MA that Katie died 20 Jan 1876 at 28 yrs.
The 1870 census looks like this; Condy, John 38 Merchant b. Ireland Hannah 35 Keeping House b. Canada William 14 at home b. MA John A. 12 at home b. MA George 8 at school b. MA Mary J. 5 at school b. MA McGowan, Katie 22 Servant b. Canada
We looked for Magowan's all over the townships but none seems to fit with this Hannah. There is a cemetery near Stanstead with a headstone of William Magowan who was married to a Mary McCabe with children and this couple was 27 yrs apart in age and thought possibly Hannah may be a daughter from a previous marriage of this William but found no proof yet that he is. Hannah’s father. I wish I could recall the name of the cemetery but have lost that information on my computer. There were people buried there that had also moved to Worcester, MA that seems to be another hint that this William may be her father. Picture of Hannah Magowan Condy from Jim Condy’s Family Tree on Ancestry http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/26023712/person/1874602719?ssrc=
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ETQC QUERIES—McGOWAN/McGOON
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QUERY McGowan continued: Bullock Cemetery - Georgeville, Stanstead County, QC
McGowan, Alexander Estor, d. 5 Dec 1886, age: 1y 6m 10d, son of C. H. & Mary McGowan, Charles H., b. 1857, d. 1930, s/w & husband of Martha Barr McGowan, George, d. 29 Jun 1900, age: 38yrs McGowan, Matilda, d. 6 Jun 1887, age: 32y 5m, wife of David K. Clark McGowan, William, d. 15 Mar 1884, age: 79yrs, native of County C???, Ireland Interesting that while searching on Ancestry for McGowan I found these records below for Magoon in the Eastern Townships. On the 1851 Canadian census for Ottawa County, Canada East I found this record for five McGoon from the United States and Stanstead listed below.
Act of Burial Hobart Magoon of the Township of Shefford in the County of Shefford died on the thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty six and was buried by me on the second day of February in the same year in the presence of the undersigned witnesses. Phil Spencer—son in law E V Spencer–Daughter
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ETQC—A LITTLE TRIVIA
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1. Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right -handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
2. Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help? BECAUSE: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.'
3. Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'? BECAUSE: In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'the egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans (naturally), mispronounced it 'love.'
4. Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses? BECAUSE: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.
5. Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'? BECAUSE: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would ’pass the buck' to the next player.
6. Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? BECAUSE: In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
7. Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'? BECAUSE: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention.
8. Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'? BECAUSE: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.
9. WHY? In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from? BECAUSE: When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' He had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced ‘ca-day' and the Scots changed it into caddie.
10. Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs? BECAUSE: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.'When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on…..
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PUBLICATIONS Number 11 Spring 2014
We have included a listing of available books for sale. For ordering purposes, a contact has been provided next to the publisher’s name. Please be sure to ask about shipping and handling. The editor of this newsletter is not responsible for orders.
NEIL BROADHURST - AUTHOR [email protected] Protestant Marriages of the District of Bedford, QC 1804-1879
KATHLEEN BROCK – AUTHOR http://www.qfhs.ca/forsale.php?scid=5
Protestant Births & Baptisms, Shefford County, Quebec 1880-1899 $35.00 Protestant Marriage Index, Shefford County, Quebec 1880-1899 $40.00 Protestant Death & Burial Index, Shefford County, Quebec 1880-1899 $40.00
COLBY CURTIS MUSEUM/STANSTEAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY http://www.colbycurtis.ca/index_eng.html 1825 Census, Stanstead County $10.00 1861 Census for Stanstead Township and Stanstead Plain $25.00 Marriage Contracts/Contrat de marriage from/de 1840-1950 at/a Stanstead - $20.00 Stanstead Historical Society Sherbrooke Daily Record Vital Statistics, Vol. 1 & 2, 1897-1906 – Elane Wilson Price Stanstead County Vital Statistics, Vol. I-II, 1845-1963 – Elizabeth Brock Tilton & Wilson Varies Forest and Clearings – The History of Stanstead County, reprint – H.B. Hubbard $38.00 Wills/Les Testaments – from/de 1840-1950 – at/a Stanstead $20.00
MATTHEW FARFAN - AUTHOR [email protected] On Lake and River - stunning bilingual book (208) pages on the history of the Eastern Townships $36.70 Cemetery Heritage in Quebec $12.00
SHARON OSGOOD NORTON - AUTHOR https://sites.google.com/site/granbynewspaperextracts/ Granby & Eastern Townships Newspaper Extract 1855 - 1910 $40.00
DANIEL B. PARKINSON—AUTHOR http://uptorawdon.com/
Up to Rawdon This book in two parts is the result of the author’s years of research into the early history of Rawdon Town- ship, Lower Canada where his ancestors settled 1824-1832. It includes most of the immigrants settling there before 1852.
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Eastern Townships of Quebec Genealogy Websites:
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is designed to provide a window on to Eastern Townships history, serve as a guide to our region's heritage, past and present. http://townshipsheritage.com/
THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS RESOURCE CENTRE http://www.etrc.ca/home.html For further information on the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Jody Robinson may be reached at (819) 822-9600, ext. 2261, or at [email protected]. Website www.etrc.ca The ETRC does not charge entry, membership, or research fees.
Marlene Simmons Website http://simmons.b2b2c.ca/ · My specialty is the English speaking Protestants of Quebec; I’m not as strong for French- Canadian records. Those French-Canadian records which I do have are largely concentrated in the counties of Brome, Missisquoi and Shefford.
Pam Waugh Website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qceastwn/ · Genealogists researching the English speaking Protestant families in the Eastern Townships will find there is a wealth of information available. Church records, cemetery inscriptions, census records, etc. are available through a variety of sources. Counties Covered: Arthabaska, Brome, Compton, Drummond, Megantic, Missisquoi, Richmond, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Stanstead and Wolfe.
RESEARCHING YOUR "ANGLO" ROOTS IN MONTREAL · http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtl-w/ Canadian Genealogy and History Links · http://www.islandnet.com/~cghl/region.php?cat=Quebec
Global Genealogy · http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/quebec/searchable-pq.htm Searchable Online Data Quebec, Canada Genealogy & History
Links to the Eastern Townships of Quebec · http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/9917/lketgen.htm
· http://www.genealogie.org/club/sgce/accueile.htm
· http://www.interment.net/can/qc/index.htm
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