Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Canada 150 - Grosse Isle






During our country's 150th anniversary celebration of confederation I will write posts titled Canada 150 with a link to a publication or website I find that may help you tell the story of your Canadian ancestors.
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 Today I have for you...

Grosse Ile Hospital


At Library and Archives Canada in RG7 G18 section is found MIKAN 126292, which is a set of  nineteen images pertaining to Grosse Ile Hospital, including a nominal list of persons who died in the Grosse Isle Hospital on or after May 1, 1834. Info taken in these records are: name, age, from what vessel, from what port, date of admission, date of death, disease, and how property was disposed of.



Relevant Links
Nominal list of persons who died in the Grosse Isle Hospital

Images of Grosse Ile at BAnQ

Search database of Immigrants at Grosse-Île Quarantine Station, 1832-1937

The ocean plague : or, A voyage to Quebec in an Irish emigrant vessel : embracing a quarantine at Grosse Isle in 1847

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  1. Cathy Josephson from Minnesota29 February 2020 at 10:31

    Thank you for adding to my knowledge of Grosse Ile. In 1903 two young relatives and their father were at Grosse Ile. One of the children was sick and detained; she recovered and they all continued the journey to Grafton, North Dakota.

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