The Europeans in Québec Lower Canada and Québec The Churches of the Europeans in Québec Compiled by Jacques Gagné - [email protected] Updated: April 2012 The Europeans in Québec Lower Canada and Québec The Churches of the Europeans in Québec Churches of the Scandinavian, Baltic States, Germanic, Icelandic people in Montréal, Québec City, Lower St. Lawrence, Western Québec, Eastern Townships, Richelieu River Valley - The churches of immigrants from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia. Lithuania, Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria plus those from Eastern European countries - Churches which were organized in Québec from 1621 to 2005. Also included within this document you will find a number of book titles relating to the subject. Major Repositories quoted within this compilation QFHS - Quebec Family History Society in Pointe Claire BAnQ - Bibliothèque Archives nationales du Québec in Montréal Ancestry.ca - The Canadian division of Ancestry.com Lutheran Church-Canada - East District Conference Lutheran Church-Canada - Montreal Lutheran Council United Church of Canada Archives- Montreal & Ottawa Conference United Church of Canada Archives - Montreal Presbytery Anglican Archives - Montreal Diocese, Québec Diocese, Ottawa Diocese Presbyterian Archives – Toronto Creuzbourg's Jäger Corps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creuzbourg's Jäger Corps (Jäger-Corps von Creuzbourg) was an independent Jäger battalion raised by thecounty of Hesse-Hanau and put to the disposition of the British Crown, as part of the German Allied contingent during the American Revolutionary War. The corps fought at the Battle of Oriskany, although mostly serving as garrison of different Canadian posts. 2 After the Treaty of Paris 1783 the Hesse-Hanau contingent was repatriated. Nevertheless, almost half of Creuzbourg's Jäger Corps chose to resign and settle in Canada. Their combat experience had been limited, but during long marches they had learned the way of the wilderness with hunting, fishing and snowshoeing, and enjoyed life much more than in Germany. Table of Contents The Churches of the Europeans in Québec ................................................................................... 1 The Churches of the Europeans in Québec ................................................................................... 2 Creuzbourg's Jäger Corps ....................................................................................................................... 2 QFHS - Quebec Family History .............................................................................................................. 23 BAnQ - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ..................................................................... 23 Catholic Archives .................................................................................................................................. 23 3 Lutheran Archives ................................................................................................................................ 24 United Church of Canada Archives ...................................................................................................... 25 Canadian Presbyterian Archives .......................................................................................................... 25 Canadian Baptist Archives.................................................................................................................... 26 Canadian Mennonite Conferences ....................................................................................................... 26 Societies in Montréal & Québec .......................................................................................................... 26 Consulates in Montréal ........................................................................................................................ 28 Translation Tools .................................................................................................................................. 29 QFHS Library - Nordic File Binders ....................................................................................................... 31 German Research ................................................................................................................................. 32 Scandinavian Research ......................................................................................................................... 33 Danish Research ................................................................................................................................... 33 Norwegian Research ............................................................................................................................ 33 Swedish Research ................................................................................................................................. 34 Finland Research .................................................................................................................................. 35 Iceland Research .................................................................................................................................. 35 Netherlands Research .......................................................................................................................... 36 Lithuanian Research ............................................................................................................................. 36 Estonian research ................................................................................................................................. 36 Latvian Research .................................................................................................................................. 37 Belgium Research ................................................................................................................................. 37 Switzerland Research ........................................................................................................................... 37 Austrian Research - .............................................................................................................................. 38 BAnQ - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ..................................................................... 38 European & Canadian Search Engines ................................................................................................. 38 4 Oldest Church Registers in Norwegian Parishes - a book by C.S. Schilbred - Kjenndin slekt (Know your ancestry) - Genealogy Society of Norway - DIS-Norge - www.dis- norge.no/eng/index. html ....................................................................................................................... 39 The Churches of the Europeans in Québec 1621 to 1749 - Germanic Immigrants - Hundreds of immigrants from Germanic regions of Europe would settle into Nouvelle France (New France) - Soldiers, mariners, fishermen, farmers from Germany, Fleming (Flemish), the Netherlands (Dutch), Austria, Switzerland, Alsace, Lorraine and Luxembourg. Please note: Some of the early settlers from the various Germanic regions indicated above would marry into Catholic Churches whenever they united their lives with French Canadian family members. Many of these European immigrants were actually Protestants in their Old Country but in order to marry French Canadian girls, they had to join the Catholic Church. Furthermore, during the French Regime, the Catholic Church Registers does not reflect the true spelling of their original European family names, but instead a great number of family names were changed into French sounding family names. Under British Rule from 1759 onwards, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopalian, Dutch Reformed ministers and pastors were much more respectful of the spelling of Continental European family names or at least, they made an effort in the recording aspect of said church registers. 1759 - Germanic Catholics - Parish of Notre Dame - Montréal - First known Germanic marriage with a member of a French Canadian family took place in 1759 or at least appears to be so, it is possible that earlier marriages or baptisms involving German individuals, might have occurred, but I did not find any prior to 1759 - BAnQ films #1100 (1642-1694) #1101 (1695-1728) #1173 (1728-1764) #1174 (1764-1790) #1175 (1790-1810) plus many more microfilms and books of marriages up to the year of 1942 - Ancestry.ca (1642-1942) - http://www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com/504.html 1761 - Germanic Catholics - Parish of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse - County of Bellechasse - From about 1761, Germanic settlers marrying into French Canadian families. - BAnQ films #3119 #1024 #1025 #1026 #1027 #M-319.12 (1749-1940) - Ancestry.ca (1749-1940) - http://leseglisesdemonquartier.com/967.html 1773 - Dutch Loyalists - Early Dutch Settlements in the Richelieu Valley and Missisquoi County - Noyan - St. Georges Parish of Clarenceville, Philipsburg (St. Armand) - Prior to the immigration of the Dutch Families to Québec, many of these 5 families were attending a Dutch Reformed Church in Albany, New York, the latter congregation was under the leadership of Rev. John Ludwig Broeffle and Rev. Samuel Swerdfeger - www.ghosttownpix.com/lostvillages/woodland.html - Their earliest missions in this region appears to have been: Clarenceville Baptist Mission - The latter organized in