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Category Archives: colony
Québec
Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec. French … Continue reading
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KINGS DAUGHTRS (Part 1)
KINGS DAUGHTRS (Part 1) My Great grandmother many generations back in time Margarite Samson 1649-1721- Married 1672 age 23 Sorel New France (Quebec) to the 28 year old Soldier Jean Beaugrand dit Champagne my great grandfather 1641-1699 died at the … Continue reading
Posted in colony, French, immigrants, Montréal, New France, peasant, Quebec, settlers, soldier, Women
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Tobacco (part 2)
Tobacco (part 2) It is believed that Tobacco began growing in the Americas about 6,000 B.C.E.! As early as 1 B.C.E., The indigenous people or as Columbus called them American Indians began using tobacco in many different ways, such as … Continue reading
Posted in America, cigarette, cigarettes, colonist, colony, commercial, cultivation, European, History, medicinal, North America, practices, settlement, settlers, smoking, species, Tobacco, United States, World Cultures
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The women of new France
Part(1) The women of new France continued The King Becomes the Paternal Tyrant of Canada, Making Regulations for Every Phase of Life- The King’s Girls-Rigid Police Restrictions Some of them are demoiselles and tolerably well brought up,” wrote Talon to … Continue reading
PART (1) THE LONG JOURNEY
PART (1) THE LONG JOURNEY As a Beaugrand with 4,800 years of male U152 (Y) DNA for the Beaugrand lineage my story begins: I would like to dedicate my attempted recall, extraction, and excerpts from my vast library of French history, the … Continue reading
Posted in colony, Empire, French, History, Lineage, New France, North America, Province, Quebec, Regiment, soldiers, World Cultures
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The French Migration to New France (Canada) and to the United States
The French Migration to New France (Canada) and to the United States. Cartier was looking for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia. He thought the St. Lawrence River might be the route. The French and Indian fur trade … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, 20th century, Asia, Canada, Canadian, Canadians, citizens, colonized, colony, Europe, France, French, Geography, immigrated, Lineage, New France, North America, Northwest, Passage, River, settlement, settlers, United States, World Cultures
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Map of French Florida or French Florida
Map of French Florida or French Florida In 1562, Charles IX, under the leadership of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny sent Jean Ribault and a group of Huguenot settlers in an attempt to colonize the Atlantic coast and found a colony … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic coast, colonize, colony, discovered, Florida, founded, French, Leadership, Map, settlers, Territory, World Cultures
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French Guiana
French Guiana Is located in the South American continent with Brazil at its border South East.. French traders and colonists tried again to settle a France Équinoxiale or The ruins of 17th-century Fort Cépérou overlook the capital, Cayenne, with its … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic coast, border, Brazil, colony, continent, equinoctial, founded, France, French, Guiana, indigenous, Overseas, Population, rule, settlements, South American, World Cultures
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The Province of Quebec
Treaty of Paris (1783) Lower Canada Upper Canada The Province of Quebec It is and was … Continue reading
The name “Québec”
The name “Québec”, which comes from the Algonquin word kébec meaning “where the river narrows”, originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. In 1627, Quebec had only eighty-five French … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, colonies, Colonists, colony, Country, Diplomat, explorations, Explorer, founding, French, name, New France, North American, Province, Quebec, Quebec City, settlement, territories, voyage, World Cultures
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