priest of Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation in L’Ancienne-Lorette. He spent his childhood at the presbytery, where he came in contact with priests, members of the colony’s administration, and important people

, “Correspondance” (Ouellet), ANQ Rapport, 1953–55: 278, 283, 307. Toussaint Pothier, “Mémoire de l’honorable Toussaint Pothier,” PAC Rapport, 1913: 92–103. Select British docs. of War of 1812

Sheldon on 1 October in the presence of the Anglican priest David-François De Montmollin*. That year he purchased a property in

ROCHON, ALFRED, lawyer, politician, and judge; b. 1 Feb. 1847 in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville (Sainte-Thérèse), Lower Canada

, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder; baptized 8 Dec. 1771 in the parish of Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche (at Mascouche), Que., son of Charles Roy, a farmer, and Élizabeth Beauchamp; m

.). Little is known of Tanaghrisson’s early life. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros* de Léry wrote that he was a Flathead

TESSIER, JOSEPH-ADOLPHE, lawyer, politician, militia officer, and office holder; b. 17 Dec. 1861 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

ABBADIE DE SAINT-CASTIN, JEAN-VINCENT D’, Baron de SAINT-CASTIN, French officer and Abenaki chief; b. 1652 at Saint-Castin

 Montreal. François-Maximilien Bibaud undertook serious classical studies with the Sulpicians at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal from 1833 to 1843 and

, designed some 100 buildings. After the church of Sainte-Rose (1850) Bourgeau prepared the plans for many buildings in which the influence of Thomas Baillairgé is noticeable. The church of Saint-Vincent-de

himself full time to republican political journalism, which was then an occupation as hazardous as soldiering. An article he published in the newspaper he had just started, Le Progrès de la Côte

eleventh in a family of twelve children. Despite his humble origin, it was possible to send him to school. He began classical studies at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal in 1806 and did not complete them

during the First World War earned her the title of lady of grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England and the Médaille de la Reconnaissance Française

LE ROY DE LA POTHERIE, dit Bacqueville de La Potherie (La Poterie), CLAUDE-CHARLES, historian; b

-Alfred Lortie was enrolled in 1881 as a day pupil at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, where he made friends with François-Xavier-Jules

David* and Ægidius Fauteux*, Siméon Marchesseault reportedly studied for some years at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal but his name is not

PERROT, FRANÇOIS-MARIE, Seigneur de Sainte-Geneviève, governor of Montreal 1669–84 and of Acadia 1684–87; b. 1644 in Paris, son

. Pigeon began studying theology at the Grand Séminaire de Québec in 1800. He did not add greatly to his theological knowledge there because he spent most of his time supervising studies and lecturing at the

child of Isaac Quesnel de La Rivaudais and Pélagie-Jeanne-Marguerite Duguen; d. 3 July 1809 in Montreal, Lower Canada. Joseph

VÉNIARD DE BOURGMOND, ÉTIENNE DE, officer, coureur de bois, explorer of the Missouri

WATTEVILLE, LOUIS DE (the name sometimes appears as Abraham Ludwig Karl von Wattenwyl

VALLIÈRES DE SAINT-RÉAL, JOSEPH-RÉMI (baptized Joseph-Rémi Vallières, he signed Vallieres de St Real

AUBERT DE GASPÉ, PHILIPPE-JOSEPH, lawyer, writer, fifth and last seigneur of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (L’Islet County); b. 30

preparatory class at the Collège Saint-Raphaël (from 1806 the Petit Séminaire de Montréal), where he proved studious and brilliant. Upon completing the final two years of the classical program (Philosophy), he

Relations des Jésuites de la Nouvelle-France, missionary at Quebec, Sillery, Tadoussac, Trois-Rivières, and Montreal from 1639 to 1649, procurator of the Canadian mission (1649–62); b. 1591 at Vitry

Séminaire de Nicolet in Lower Canada to do his classical studies. In 1863 he was admitted to the Grand Séminaire de Québec as a theological student. Two years later he went to Memramcook, N.B., where Father

ARRIGRAND (Darrigrand), GRATIEN D’, Sieur de LA MAJOUR

at Quebec. Young Charles-François studied under Pierre Viau, the parish priest of Cap-Saint-Ignace, then in 1813 entered the Collège de Saint

ANQ-M, CE1-51, 14 août 1848. ANQ-MBF, CE1-13, 29 janv. 1797. Arch. des Sœurs Grises (Montréal), Aliénés, historique; Ancien journal, I; Corr., J.-B. Thavenet; Dossier de la

Du Chaffault de Besné, who valued his abilities, Bedout took up service again in the royal navy. He was a supernumerary officer on the Diadème in June 1778, and on the Neptune

was made aide-de-camp to Dieskau* when the latter was sent to Canada in 1755 as commander of the French regular troops dispatched to the

Jacques Bigot; b. 15 May 1649 at Bourges, France, son of Jacques Bigot, Baron de Contremont, and Claude Sarrazin; d. 7 Sept. 1720 in Paris

politician; b. 17 May 1795 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada, son of Joseph Blanchet, a farmer, and Marie-Euphrosine Cloutier; d. 22 April 1857 at Quebec

de Verville*, the director of fortifications. He helped to build a relief model of Louisbourg. In 1720 he became an assistant

collaboration ANQ-M, État civil, Catholiques, Notre-Dame de Montréal, 15 janv. 1737, 23 oct. 1773, 26 déc

Cavelier* de La Salle; b. 27 Oct. 1636 at Rouen, son of Jean Cavelier, a wholesale haberdasher, and of Catherine Geest; d. 24 Nov. 1722 at Rouen

Montreal [see Louis-Hector de Callière*]. Around 25 Sept. 1701 Chardon went to Michilimackinac on his way to the Baie

.). François-Pierre Cherrier came to Canada in 1736 on the advice of his maternal uncle, Sulpician Joseph Isambart, who had been parish priest of Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil since 1721. Isambart persuaded him to

measure English-speaking. In his description of the celebration that was held after the elections, published in Relation historique des événements de l’élection du comté du lac des Deux Montagnes en

Latourelle, “Saint Jean de Brébeuf, routier de la Huronie,” RHAF, IV (1950–51), 325–26. Fernand Potvin, “Saint Antoine Daniel, martyr canadien,” RHAF, VIII (1954–55), 558–63; IX (1955–56), 74

likely that he subsequently stopped over on occasion in Newfoundland, one of the ports of which bore the name “Le Hâvre de Jean Denys” (Jean Denys’s Harbour); called Rognoust by the Basques, its name

. Pierre-Louis Deschenaux spent his childhood at Quebec during the turbulent period that followed the Seven Years’ War. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec from 1768 to 1779. When he left it his

Morel de La Durantaye, who continued in the office until 1690. Enjalran was most helpful to the commandant during Governor Joseph-Antoine

, jp, and militia officer; b. c. 1745 at Pobomcoup (Pubnico), N.S., son of Jacques Mius d’Entremont, third Baron de Pobomcoup, and Marguerite Amirault; m. July 1783

FERRAR (Farrar), CONSTANCE, army captain, who served in the Low Countries, the Palatinate, the Île de Ré, and La Rochelle, and who

La Court de Pré-Ravillon, was brought into Bristol with her share of the tusks and hides from 1,500 walrus and 80 tuns of oil taken by her and her consort. William James of Bristol

Rémy de Courcelle arrived there in February 1666, on his punitive expedition against the Mohawks. The governor, however, returned to Quebec on 17 March, without having accomplished

Sept., 7 Nov. 1816; 14 Oct. 1844. F.-J. Audet, “Commissions d’avocats,” BRH, 39: 580; “Coroners de Québec (liste revisée),” BRH, 8 (1902): 147. H. J

. 6 Nov. 1842 in the parish of Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (Louiseville), Lower Canada, youngest of the nine children of Charles-Édouard Gagnon, a notary, and Julie-Jeanne Durand; m. 9

. 31 May 1789 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (Laval), Que., son of Pierre Gamelin and Marianne Lemaître-Lamorille; d. 14 April 1856 in Iberville, Lower Canada