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  NEW FRANCE 1725 - 1739
November 23: Claude Thomas Dupay (1678-1738) is appointed Intendant of New France on August 28, 1726 to August 30, 1728.
France again issued The 'Conge de Traite' (Permits) which allows a limited number of canoes, with three men per canoe, to trade the interior, and it will stay in force until 1760.
The king of France issued an edict regarding certain concessions of land, and required a tax of five livres on each slave, the proceeds of which were to be used in building churches and hospitals.
www.telusplanet.net /public/dgarneau/french30.htm   (5711 words)

  
  Census - Search View - MSN Encarta
In Canada, census population data are similarly used to apportion seats among the provinces and territories in the House of Commons and to draw electoral districts.
Census results may be compared with population information from other sources, such as the records of births, deaths, and marriages in vital statistics.
Beginning with the 1970 census, officials representing undercounted populations have claimed that their constituents have suffered loss of political representation and government funding because the apportionment and funding formulas are based on incorrect data.
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 Census - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The first census conducted in Canada was conducted in 1666, by French intendant Jean Talon, when he took a census to ascertain the number of people living in New France.
The decennial census of India is the primary source of information about the demographic characteristics of the population of India which is the second biggest country of the world in terms of population.
Census is carried out by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Delhi under the Census of India Act, 1948.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/e/n/Census.html   (2928 words)

  
 1666 census of New France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1666 census of New France was the first census conducted in Canada (and indeed in North America).
It was organized by Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, between 1665 and 1666.
Jean Talon conducted the census largely by himself, travelling door-to-door among the settlements of New France.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1666_census_of_New_France   (258 words)

  
 Civilization.ca - Oracle - Jean Talon, First Intendant of New France
Complicating matters, France was almost continually at war during the seventeenth century, and the King was reluctant to depopulate the home country in favour of the colony.
One of the measures taken by Talon and Colbert to increase the population of New France was a policy of selective immigration.
New France had a great need for women of marriageable age given that, in 1663, there was only one woman for every six young men.
www.civilization.ca /educat/oracle/modules/cgourdeau/page02_e.html   (700 words)

  
 Census at AllExperts
Individuals are identified in the register by means of a national identification number (the so-called kennitala), a number composed of the date of birth in the format ddmmyy and four additional digits, the last of which indicates the century in which the person was born (9 for the 1900s and 0 for the 2000s).
The census is carried out every five years but in 2001 was postponed to 2002 due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
The United States Constitution mandates that the census be taken at least once every 10 years (the U.S. Congress could require a more frequent census by legislation), and that the number of members of the House of Representatives from each state be determined accordingly.
en.allexperts.com /e/c/ce/census.htm   (4185 words)

  
 Unique Facts about Canada: New France
The government of the colony was reformed along the lines of the government of France, with the Governor General and Intendant subordinate to the Minister of the Marine in France.
The 1666 census of New France was conducted by France's intendant, Jean Talon in the winter of 1665-1666.
New France now had over 50,000 inhabitants, a vast increase from earlier in the century, but the British American colonies greatly outnumbered them with over one million people (including a substantial number of French Huguenots).
www.sheppardsoftware.com /canadaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Canada3.htm   (1943 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Irish (In Countries Other Than Ireland)
His brother James was in charge of one of the New York regiments and succeeded to the command made vacant by the death of General Montgomery, and his nephew De Witt Clinton became governor of that state in 1817.
Later the Irish brigade of New York was organized under the command of General Thomas F. Meagher, with the 69th as its nucleus, the 63rd and 88th regiments of New York being added, numbering in all over 2500 men.
New Brunswick was separated from Nova Scotia in 1784, when the United Empire Loyalists, among whom were a few Protestant Irish, began to arrive.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08132b.htm   (16051 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jean Talon
The annexation of the New Netherlands to the French domain, which he suggested to Colbert, was not favoured by the king.
He returned to France in 1672, after having, during his last weeks in office, created many seigniories for officers of the Carignan regiment, thereby contributing to the development of colonization and to the foundation of an aristocracy.
By establishing administrative and judiciary institutions that lasted throughout the entire French regime, by encouraging industry and commerce, fostering charitable works, creating new centres of population, and fortifying the colony's frontiers he prepared the way with remarkable foresight for the future development of the country, and ranks among the foremost makers of Canada.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14438a.htm   (613 words)

  
 Census - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The census is carried out every five years, except in 2001, whose census was postponed to 2002 due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
The first census in the Netherlands was conducted in 1795, and the last in 1971.
The census that was supposed to be conducted in 1981 was postponed and later cancelled.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Census   (4466 words)

  
 Chinese-Canadian Genealogy - Census
Although the census has been conducted at ten-year intervals since 1851, the 1881 census was the first to include the western provinces and territories.
Census records provide a snapshot of each enumerated household and offer clues about birthdates, countries of origin, etc. One of the most useful characteristics of census records is the ability to reconstruct family groups and identify individuals correctly, based on the other people they were living with at the time.
For example, in the census record shown at left, every individual in the household purportedly had the name Ah, which is not a Chinese name, but a prefix added to the personal name as a familiar or informal manner of address.
www.vpl.ca /ccg/Census.html   (492 words)

  
 Census
Also 1996 census of agriculture data at province and census division level, aggregate data from censuses between 1666 and 1871, and statistics from the 1997 federal general elections at the province and federal electoral district (FED) levels.
Contains statistics from the 1665-1666 census of New France, the censuses (from 1685 through 1767) of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada, and the 1861 census of Upper and Lower Canada.
A searchable database of the earliest census of the colony on Prince Edward Island.
www.library.yorku.ca /ccm/LibraryDataServices/SubjectGuides/census.htm   (1476 words)

  
 Links to New France
Virtual Museum of New France - An excellent websire which allows you to explore every facet of life in New France, from exploration to the Fall of New France in 1760.
The First Nations of New France - A decent website to be used as a starting point for further research in the First Nation groups found during the time of New France.
Jesuit Relations and the History of New France - A website that documents the history of New France through the eyes of the Jesuit missionaries that were present during the pinnacle of New France.
www.kn.sbc.com /wired/fil/pages/listnewfranto.html   (506 words)

  
 NEW FRANCE 1664 - 1669
The New France Governor Augustin de Saffray de Mezy, d-1665 is on bad terms with the Jesuits.
An ancestor of the Garneau clan, (II)-Marie Catherine Durand, is born June 4, 1666 at Cap Rouge (Sillery), New France daughter (I)-Jean Durand born 1640 and (II)-Catherine Annennontak (Huronne) born 1649.
The first Canadian census, by (I)-Jean Talon (1625-1694), showed that 11,448 arpents (1 arpent = 5/6 acre) are under cultivation, there are three thousand one hundred and seven heads of cattle and eight five sheep in all of New France.
www3.telus.net /public/dgarneau/french19.htm   (3390 words)

  
 Facts and Figures: Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Nowadays, the data collected in a national census is analyzed statistically and published for the benefit of the governments, corporations and private citizens of Canada.
The first census in Canada was conducted in 1666 by Jean Talon in the "Colony of New France".
A separate census of Agriculture was conducted every five years beginning in Manitoba in 1896, the combined territory of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1906 and expanded to the rest of Canada in 1951.
interactive.usask.ca /ski/factfig/census.html   (855 words)

  
 Dave Obee's Family History Page
Census records are made available to the public through the National Archives of Canada, which in turn gets them from Statistics Canada.
The census is a key part of government planning and spending; grants can be based on the population of different areas, and representation in the House of Commons is based, to a certain extent, on what the census-takers learn.
This is the census taken during the largest influx of immigrants in our history -- and most of those new arrivals came to the four western provinces.
www.islandnet.com /~daveobee/daveobee/columns/census2002.htm   (982 words)

  
 PIERRE DE LA VOYE
He was the son of Pierre de La Voye and Élisabeth Vadois, and was probably born in the village of Aytré, near La Rochelle in the province of Aunis or Charente-Maritime.
Even though they are not mentionned in the census of 1666, perhaps because of their recent arrival, or maybe because they were left out by error, we can however say with certainty that Pierre de La Voye and his family are in New France as early as 1666.
Finally, on the 25th of August 1670 a new marriage agreement is reached with Isabel Loppé daughter of Charles and Catherine Hubert.
www.geocities.com /lavoiep66/pierre1ehist.html   (1895 words)

  
 French Canada Genealogy Research Primer from All Info - About Genealogy
Quebec was established as a colony of France in 1608.
The first census was conducted in 1666 by Intendant Jean Talon, followed by a second in 1667.
Although she was born in 1867 in Altoona, New York, "Marcie" moved to Williamstown, Vermont, at an early age with her older sister, Eleanor Wilfore.
genealogy.allinfoabout.com /countries/french_canada.html   (1432 words)

  
 The First Census of New France (Québec)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This census is presented as the names were listed in ten regions.
Statistics for the 1666 census from Censuses of Canada, 1665 to 1871, Vol.
Glossary of some of the French words and phrases used in the census.
www.afhs.ab.ca /data/census/1666/index.html   (90 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Quebec
New Horizons - On French Soil in America In 1604, France created a permanent settlement, laying the foundations of a country that would develop its own culture.
Virtual Museum of New France Their mission is to disseminate knowledge of the period of history in which the French explored North America and founded the colony of New France.
Filles du Roi The women and girls of marrying age who emigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 and whose transportation and settlement expenses were assumed by the royal treasury.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/quebec.html   (1906 words)

  
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Andre is listed in the 1666 Census as a sailor in the service of Eustache Lambert one of the earliest settlers in New France.
Jeanne was a Fille du Roi who came to Canada in 1666 the daughter of Antoine Denot and Catherine Leduc from the Parish of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, France.
Marie Francoise was her oldest daughter born in New France while her father was still in France until 1685.
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 Lesson plan: New France Census of 1665-1666
Students review tables of census data collected in 1665 and 1666 by Jean Talon.
Students role play Jean Talon and prepare a presentation to convince the King of France to increase his investment in New France.
Technology may be incorporated depending on the availability of resources and the capabilities of the students.
www.statcan.ca /english/kits/jtalon1.htm   (321 words)

  
 Guillaume Cousture, hero of New France
In 1666, Cousture was sent to New Holland by the governor to protest against the murder of two French officers.
The 1667 census informs us that he was cultivating 20 acres of land and owned 6 beasts.
Despite the prestige of his responsibilities and of his accomplishments, in the census of 1681 he simply declared himself "a carpenter".
www.republiquelibre.org /cousture/COUST2.HTM   (1758 words)

  
 Link-O-Mania - Quebec
Church records, cemetery inscriptions, census records, etc. are available through a variety of sources.
First Census of New France (Quebec) - 1666 This census is presented as the names were listed in ten regions.
Includes: Statistics for the 1666 census from 'Censuses of Canada, 1665 to 1871, vol.
link-o-mania.com /main/quebec.htm   (298 words)

  
 First Acadian National Convention
England and France are at peace (Re: Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye).
France officially ceases the practice of sending colonists to New France.
A census is taken in France that finds 2370 Acadians living there.
members.tripod.com /dupregenealogy/acadian/convention.htm   (368 words)

  
 CCRI York University Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The first Canadian Census was taken in 1666.
The grand total for the inahabitants of New France was 3,215.
Learn more about the Census and its history at these informative pages produced by Statistics Canada.
www.yorku.ca /ccri/aboutcensus.html   (57 words)

  
 Michel Robert 's Home Page
Reproduction of the Census document for the Seigneurie of Saurel (Sorel).118 persons listed.
Reproduction of the Census document for the Seigneuries of Villemur and d'Autray (Berthier).
List of 59 militia captains of the district of Québec.
www.geocities.com /~carignan/index.html   (308 words)

  
 AllCensusRecords.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Quick Start Canada- Census Comparison Charts for those in a hurry
The FIRST complete index for 1851 Census for all of Canada is available!
With thanks to Hugh Armstrong, who gathered the information as to what questions were asked on every Canadian census.
allcensusrecords.com /canada/quebec/1666census.shtml   (410 words)

  
 Canadian Family History Genealogy Research Resources Page 2 from All Info About Genealogy
Our beginners primer provides key points for researching Quebec and New France families.
Selections include 1901 Census, How to Find Family Histories, Histories of Towns, Counties and Provinces, 1871 Census, other censuses, Church Records from 1600 to Present, and other research helps.
This is the list of all Canadian research projects, provinicial web sites, clubs, organizations, and personal home pages that can be found at Roots Web.
genealogy.allinfoabout.com /subjects/subcanada_c.html   (519 words)

  
 Genealogy Links
On-Line Quebec "Strays" found on the 1881 British Census
On-Line database of vital records of French and foreign immigrants who settled in Quebec from the beginnings of the colony to 1865
On-Line database to the 1841 Census of Prince Edward Island, Canada
www.laferriere.us /genealogy_links.htm   (136 words)

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