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02-500 La Grande Recrue de 1653 - The Colonists Who Saved MontréalBy Roland Auger, translated by Dianne J. Little. 342 pages, soft cover, 7x10". Bibliography, indexed $34.95
01-500 King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673. By Peter J. Gagné . 2 Volume set.
Volume 1: 318 pages, soft cover, 7x10". Introduction, Historical Background, Biographies A-J, 20 images. Volume 2: 344 pages, soft cover, 7x10". Biographies L-Z, Not Filles du Roi, Complete Table of Filles du Roi by Year of Arrival, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index of Husbands, Thematic Index.  See biography list .
$57.95
01-502 Before the King's Daughters : The Filles à Marier, 1634-1662. By Peter J. Gagné .  382 pages.  Biographies of 262 "marriageable girls" with an historical introduction explaining the early immigration of women to Canada, plus a Complete Table of Filles à Marier by Year of Arrival, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index of Husbands, Index.  Check out the biography list . Paperback  (Available April 20, 2002) $41.95
02-501 The Acadians of Québec. By Pierre-Maurice Hébert, translated by Rev. Melvin Surette. 461 pages, soft cover, 7x10". Bibliography, indexed, photos, maps, illustrations $38.95
 Originally published in French in 1994This informative historical and genealogical volume is a must for all those who have Acadian Ancestry of Québec origin. A thorough history of the Acadians and their expulsion is followed by an historical and genealogical treatment of the Acadians who settled in the following areas of Québec.
  • Saint-Gervais de Bellechasse

  • Iles de la Madeleine, Cote-Nord, Beauce, Matapédia, Gaspésie

  • Trois-Rivieres, Yamachiche, Rive-Sud

  • Bécancour, Saint-Grégoire

  • Nicolet

  • Bois-Frances, Estrie (Arthabaska – Drummondville area)

  • La Beauce

  • L’Assomption, Saint-Jacques et Lanaudiere

  • L’Acadie du Haut Richelieu (Upper Richelieu River)

  • Bas-Richelieu (Lower Richelieu River)

  • L’Outaouais (Ottawa River region)

  • Jonquiere (Arvida, Kénogami)

  • L’Abitibi-Témiscamingue

  • Québec

  • Montréal

CD97

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France - 1610-1791. The Original French, Latin and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes; Illustrated by Portraits, Maps and Facsimiles.  Edited by Ruben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the Wisconsin Historical Society. 73 Volumes, approximately 21,000 pages. 1896. Burrows Brothers. Cleveland, Ohio.  2 CD-ROM set. 

$129.95

098002 Searching Through the Old Records of New France by Armand H. Demers, Jr. A masterful translation of À Travers les Régistres by Rev. Cyprien Tanguay. A complement to the Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes, Rev. Tanguay's "bible" of French-Canadian genealogy, this volume provides the genealogist with thousands of stories and anecdotes culled from Rev. Tanguay's extensive research in the parish registers of Québec. It brings to life the names and dates you've already found in your research and provides a valuable insight into the daily lives of our ancestors in the 17th and 18th centuries. More info . $34.95
097500 Introduction to New France by Marcel Trudel . (1976) 1997 reprint, Quintin Publications, Pawtucket, RI. 300 pages, profusely illustrated, 7" x 10", soft cover, maps, charts, indexed. This English language book is an ideal way to learn about the history of early French Canada from the expert! This book, originally written in French as a textbook for his students, is reprinted in the English language for the many of us unable to read the language of our ancestors. This is surely a volume that is destined to be one of the most popular books produced by Quintin Publications. Introduction to New France provides the historical context within with our ancestors lived. Genealogy in not merely names, dates and places - our ancestors, for the most part, lived a very ordinary life, but a life much different than we know today. This book will provide the flesh and bones to your genealogical tree. It should not be missed!

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$29.95

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$14.97

097500HB Same as above - Hardbound. $34.95
09407 Isle of Orleans. Pierre Georges Roy. 405 pages, numerous photos and illustrations. This is a  great reprint of a scarce English edition. It contains anecdotal stories of the people, places and events that shaped the history of the Isle of Orleans. Almost all French Canadians and their descendants have ancestors who lived on this island. $34.95
097093

From Quebec to New Orleans - The Story of the French in America. SCHLARMAN, J.H.  Buechler, Belleville 1929. 569 pages. Illustrated in b/w. 1997 reprint 

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$35.95

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$17.97

098317 The Illegal Fur Trade Out of New France 1713-1760 by Jean Lunn. A look at the role of Indians and Montréal black marketers in the contraband trade in furs to destinations other than France. A reprint of an article originally published by the Canadian Historical Association, 1939. 16 pages (Quintin Publications). $5.00
098259 American Fur Company Employees 1818-1819 compiled by Capt. Dwight H. Kelton. A valuable list of the mostly French-Canadian employees of this important fur company under the direction of John Jacob Astor. Includes the individual's name, when "engaged," length of service, "capacity" (position), where engaged, wages, where employed and miscellaneous "remarks." Spelling of names is as found in the company books. Reprinted from the Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Vol. XII, 1892. 16 pages (Quintin Publications). $5.00
09401 The Notaries of French Canada 1626-1900 by Robert J. Genealogical. 1994, Pawtucket, RI, 107 pages. A handy listing of the notaries that practiced in French Canada. Lists notaries 1) Alphabetically, 2) Chronologically and 3) By area served. This guide will save the genealogist many hours of valuable research time by helping find the most logical notaries who are most likely will have the records for which they are searching. $15.00
Geography
097614 Les Cantons de la Province de Québec - Nomenclature M.F.X. Fafard, editor.1913 (reprint) Québec. 32 pages, in French. Ideal for locating townships within the Province of Québec. Many public and religious records indicate a township, but these townships never seem to be shown on maps. This handy guide will tell you the county in which the township is located in addition to is square acreage and date of incorporation. $4.95
09304 Parish/Town Guide to the Province of Québec by Robert J. Genealogical. Revised and augmented edition. Pawtucket, RI, 1993, 63pages. Designed to prevent wasting time looking for your ancestor in the wrong town at the wrong time. This guide will save you many hours of research by helping you focus on the correct parish in the correct town during the correct time period. Four different lists designed to make your genealogical research in Québec much easier. This book contains 1) a chronological listing of pre-1901 Catholic Churches, 2) an alphabetical listing of parishes by town, 3) an alphabetical listing of parishes by the patron saint of that parish and 4) an alphabetical listing of parishes by county. $10.00
09403 An Address Guide to the Catholic Churches of the Province of Québec by Robert J. Genealogical. 1994, Pawtucket, RI,54 pages. Lists the addresses for the pre-1900 Catholic Parishes of Québec. $7.50
09402 An Address Guide to the Catholic Churches of New England by Robert J. Genealogical. 1994, Pawtucket, RI, 71 pages. Contains a listing of all present and former Catholic Churches in New England, their founding dates, where their records are located and also the addresses of all the churches. $15.00
097608 La Nomenclature Géographique des Îles de la Madeleine by R. Douglas. 1923, Ottawa. 15 pages, 8 ½" x 11", spiral bound. A listing and explanation of the place names on the Madeleine Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. $7.50

Eastern Townships

097611 History of Brome County, Quebec From the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time -- with some records of early families. Rev. Ernest M. Taylor, M.A., 1908 (reprint) Genealogical Publications, 309 pages, 6" x 9", softbound $25.95

097613 Contributions to the History of the Eastern Townships: A Work Containing an Account of the Early Settlement of St. Armand, Dunham, Sutton, Brome, Potton, and Bolton: With a History of the Principal Events That Have Transpired in Each of these Townships. C. Thomas 1866 (reprint) Quintin Publications, 376 pages, 6" x 9", softbound $30.95

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