Showing posts with label Franco-Americans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Franco-Americans. Show all posts

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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Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Les Familles du Québec et les Franco-Americains


Many Canadian families have their origins with ancestors that came to Québec from France about 390 years ago.


Édits, ordonnances royaux, déclarations et arrêts du Conseil d'État du Roi


A good place to find mention of your ancestors is in the history of the "paroisse" they settled in.

Looking at the Monographie de St-Ignace du Cap St-Ignace I found at Our Roots, I not only learn about the first Guimont family in Cap St-Ignace, but I discover that several of these ancestors served as "marguillier" (churchwarden) of their church. They also made donations for the building of the chucrh.





Perhaps you hit a brick wall with some of your ancestor's family? Try the following publications concerning Franco-American families.

Besides the ones mentioned here below, you may find a history of the parish at the local library, or here at Our Roots.

You will also find your founding families on the early censuses of New France.


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