Monday, 22 October 2018

French Canadians in the United States





Between 1840 and 1930 approximately 900,000 French Canadians migrated to the New England states looking for work in cities growing due to the industrial revolution. It is said that about half returned to Canada, but those who stayed organized themselves into French communities.



The Drouin Collection at Généalogie Québec has registers for some towns in the US where French Canadians lived. If you don't have a subscription, you can get one for a month for just $13 cdn, or 24 hour access for $5 when you have time to search. 







Relevant Links


Le Guide Français de la Nouvelle-Angleterre 1887

The French Canadian in Quebec and New England 1893

Les Canadiens-Français de la Nouvelle-Angleterre 1891

Les Canadiens Français de Fall River, Mass 1883

Les Canadiens-Français de Lowell, Mass 1896

La Colonie Canadienne-Française de Chicago 1893

XVIe Convention Nationale des Canadiens-français desEtats-Unis 1886

XVIIe Convention Nationale des Canadiens-français des Etats-Unis 1888

Les Franco-Americains et la Guerre Mondiale, 1921

Généalogie Québec






Related post: Les Familles du Québec et les Franco-Americains
   




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2 comments:

  1. Susan23 October 2018 at 12:14

    This is fantastic Dianne. Thank you very much and I will share this blog with genealogy friends. :)

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  2. Dianne Nolin23 October 2018 at 13:20

    Thank you Susan. Yes do share... there is something for everyone! :-)

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