Questions tagged [quebec]
For questions about ancestors and records in the Canadian province of Quebec, including questions pertaining to the period before the province's formal creation (1867) when it was French territory.
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Looking for the Hans Hanson (Hansson, Hansen) family who came to North America via Quebec in 1870
I have tracked the Hanson family (Hanna, Hans, Jens, infant) from Gothenburg to Hull to Liverpool to Quebec (aboard the Allan Line SS Germany) but her husband and other son (Hans and Nils) were not ...
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Where is (or was) Trabash in Quebec?
In my efforts to track down my eloped 3xgreat-grandparents Edward McDowell and Susan of unknown surname (he'd been her family's coachman, possibly somewhere near Plymouth in Devonshire, and she was '...
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Finding place of birth for Martha Hyde Bell of Quebec?
What I know:
Martha Hyde was born 1822?
Died February 1849 in Quebec.
Martha Hyde married William Bell in 1847 at Saint Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Quebec.
Martha gave birth to my great ...
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What happened with this family when they arrived Quebec in 1871?
I am searching for this family who emigrated from Trondheim, Norway to Quebec, Canada 4th March 1871. They arrived Quebec with the ship "Franklin" and I can't find anything more about the family, so I ...
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Finding Montreal map from 1921?
Looking for rue Rivet in Montreal around 1921. I am looking to find out where some of my relatives lived in the city. I know it's not too far from where I am currently but cannot find a map. I am ...
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Trying to find ancestor prior to his marriage, believed born in Quebec
My ancestor, Thomas Kirby is believed to have been born in Quebec in 1838, at some point he and or his family moved to Kirby, Ontario where he married Elizabeth A Tremaine. I can't find any birth ...
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Immigration from Norway: seeking information about 1871 passage from Quebec to the US
This question is similar to Rob Hoare's "Sources for Border Crossings between Toronto and Chicago in early 1890's?" but the circumstances are different. My question concerns immigration 20 years ...
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Quebec City Passenger Lists ... 1865-1900: Devising a scheme to view the first page of a passenger list
I am writing about a Library and Archives Canada collection, "Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900." This is a collection of indexed names and digital images said developed from RG 76, the ...
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Who built the SS Persia in Quebec in 1853?
Like many other Australians with European heritage, I have several ancestors who spent more than 100 days on a ship travelling to Australia in the nineteenth century. There was ample time for births, ...
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