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  Missisquoi County, Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Missisquoi County is an historical county in Quebec.
Missisquoi County, part of the Eastern Townships (one of roughly 12 regions in Québec), is located on the western fringes of the Appalachian foothills, giving it a rolling landscape on its eastern part.
The county seat is the Town of Bedford located at 45°7' N and 72°59' W in the southwestern part of the Township of Stanbridge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Missisquoi_County,_Quebec   (336 words)

  
 List of Quebec counties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of the historic counties and territories in the province of Quebec, followed by their respective county seats.
This is similar to Louisiana's parishes that are secular, and are equivalent to counties, in contrast to Quebec's secular parishes that are sub-county entities.
Quebec's counties were dissolved in the early 1980s and Quebec was then divided into county regional municipalities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_county_seats_in_Quebec   (157 words)

  
 Missisquoi Quebec Genealogical Research Page
Missisquoi County, part of the Eastern Townships (one of roughly 12 regions in Qu颥c), is located on the western fringes of the Appalachian foothills, giving it a rolling landscape on its eastern part.
The westernmost point of the county is on the Richelieu River on at the Canadian-American border at 45 degrees N and 73 degrees W 20'.
The county seat is the Town of Bedford located at 45 degrees N 7' and 72 degrees W 59' in the southwestern part of the Township of Stanbridge.
www.griffincunningham.net /davis/misscountymain2.htm   (1036 words)

  
 Free Surname Search - Quebec
1861 Census of Mille-Isles, County of Argenteuil, Quebec
1842 Census for Dundee Township, Beauharnois County, Quebec
1842 Census for Hemmingford Township, Beauharnois County, Quebec
www.freesurnamesearch.com /search/canada/qcen.html   (1454 words)

  
 Eighth Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thomas ARMS was born on 31 Oct 1784 in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont.
Betsey "Maryann" BRESEE/BURZEE was born on 8 Jun 1788 in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Diana ARMS was born in Dec 1829 in Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont.
home.comcast.net /~springfamily/b14515.htm   (207 words)

  
 General Information
On July 1, 1867, Canada East became the Province of Quebec and from that date until 1898, the area of the Eastern Townships constituted a considerable proportion of the Province of Quebec.
Their traditions, material culture and familial links are still strong in the County of Missisquoi which makes this County unique from the other regions of the Townships.
The Eastern Townships is generally considered to include the historical counties of Missisquoi, Brome, Stanstead, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Compton, Richmond, Drummond, Wolfe, Frontenac, Arthabaska and Megantic.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Lake/8392/en_geninfo.html   (293 words)

  
 St. Albans Messenger Newspaper
When the causeway was built with the Missisquoi Bay bridge in the 1930s, the bay began dying, and the rest of the lake isn't far behind, she and others told the IJC.
Sometimes, she said, Missisquoi Bay is treated like an infected big toe that is treated with a tourniquet.
He also said Missisquoi County merchants have seen a 40 to 50 percent decrease in business over the last four years, because summer tourists who traditionally flock to the lake are scared off by algae blooms.
www.samessenger.com /82704.html   (902 words)

  
 Bissell, D. & Covey, M. Marriage
Daniel was born in Noyan, Missisquoi County, Quebec.
Phylier was born in Noyan, Missisquoi County, Quebec..
Her body was interred in Stanstead County, Quebec.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~lambs/frier/BissellCovey.htm   (74 words)

  
 ABCgenealogy: Regional/Canada/Quebec
Parish registers in Quebec - The keeping of baptismal, marriage, and burial registers in Quebec is an institution that goes back to the very origins of the colony.
Quebec Family History Society - The Quebec Family History Society is a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 1977 to foster the study of genealogy among the English speaking peoples of Quebec.
Quebec Genealogy : Quirks with Names - Examples of the French-English surname twists noted by the author during researches in the records of the counties of Brome, Missisquoi and Shefford and northern Vermont.
www.abcgenealogy.com /Regional/Canada/Quebec/more2.html   (1052 words)

  
 Quebec Research
I have prepared an index to the 1851 census of Missisquoi County, Quebec which can be accessed Here.
Since the Loiselle and the Drouin marriage indexes to Catholic marriages are the only indexes to all of Quebec, it is usually necessary to know the name of a Catholic couple who were married in Quebec or to know a location where your ancestors lived to begin research.
I am willing to search U.S. records which might lead to a location in Quebec for your immigrant ancestor or the name of his or her parents (marriage records, death records, county histories, naturalization records, etc.) if you have not already done so.
www.daviesgenealogy.com /QuebecResearch.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Art Gallery
In 1899, as the citizens of Missisquoi County prepared to move into a new century, a number of individuals determined that it was important to maintain a sense of the past as the 20th century drew closer.
It was the goal of the original members to collect, preserve, and interpret the past of Missisquoi County for the education and enjoyment of the present and future generations.
Unfortunately, in 1918, the Missisquoi Historical Society was declared inactive when several of its key members died.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Lake/8392/en_art_gallery.htm   (576 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Quebec
A Social History of the Dutch in Quebec The history of people of Dutch origin in the province of Quebec in terms of settlement patterns, immigration experience, economic and socio-cultural development and integration.
Hebridean Scots of the Province of Quebec Emigrants from the Western Isles of Scotland in the 19th century.
Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation This site is designed as a promotional tool for the dissemination of information on Quebec's religious heritage inside and outside our borders.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/quebec.html   (1906 words)

  
 Covey, J., Elizabeth-, Salway, M., & Scriver, C. Marriages
Walter was born in Caldwell's Manor, Missisquoi County.
Daniel was born in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.
She was baptized in Clarenceville, Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada, 1 November 1817.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~lambs/laf/CoveyESS.htm   (709 words)

  
 Quebec PF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Protestant Marriages in the District of Bedford Quebec 1804 - 1879.
A History of the Townships of Wakefield and Masham in the Province of Quebec 1792 to 1925.
The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec 1783 - 1784.
www.saskgenealogy.com /special/pf/sgs_special_quebec_pf.htm   (948 words)

  
 Durand, LaCroix Notes
A very brief way of explaining this is that a "dit" name (in the case of a man) or "dite" name (for women) is a form of an alias.
Born of an upper-class family in France, she emigrated to New France as one of the King's Daughters and married Jacques Miville dit Descenes on 12 Nov 1669 in Quebec City.
Jacques was married by contract (ct 19 Oct 1669 Duquet) Quebec and at the census of 1681 he was at Riviere Ouelle.
www.ortlauserfamilies.org /durand___lacroix_notes.htm   (2550 words)

  
 A breath of Missisquoi County, Quebec Tourism and Things to Do - IgoUgo
Missisquoi museum is a small local museum, nevertheless it uses three buildings in the pretty village of Stanbridge-East.
Description: St-Armand, Frelighsburg, Stanbridge East and Mystic are picturesque villages of Missisquoi County.
An hour south of Montreal, two minutes north of the border in Vermont, it is a perfect place for a romantic weekend or family vacation.
www.igougo.com /planning/journal.asp?JournalID=11025   (292 words)

  
 1851 MISSISQUOI COUNTY QUEBEC CENSUS INDEX
COMPILED BY This book is an index to heads of household and strays appearing in the 1851 census of Missisquoi County, Quebec which was actually taken in January of 1852.
If you are sure your ancestor lived in Missisquoi County in 1851 and don't find him in the index, I would suggest searching the actual census anyway.
Checking the agricultural census, which appears at the end of each census district, will help you establish that actual order of homes in the county.
www.daviesgenealogy.com /Census1851QuMissisquoi.htm   (531 words)

  
 Cadieux - Couc Ancestry
Marie Alexina was born on 15 and baptized on 16 Aug 1894.
Roland CADIEUX was born 10 Jun 1920 in Saint-Romuald of Farnham, Missisquoi Co, Québec.
Marie Marguerite Denise CADIEUX was born 28 Nov 1924 in the diocese de Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Romuald of Farnham, Missisquoi Co, Québec.
www.kateritekakwitha.org /ancestry/cadieux3.htm   (1770 words)

  
 Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 94068069
Table of contents for A McCanna family history : Michael McCanna and Maria Burhart, from Missisquoi County, Quebec to the Midwest, U.S.A., with descendants to the present including the Feeney, Funderhide, Hogan, McCarthy, Thomas and Varty families and an account of the French connection / by Blanche Reardon Childs.
The Michael McCanna Family in Quebec 1840 - 1852 19 3.
Quebec to Clayton County, Iowa 1852 - 1855 27 4.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/fy0606/94068069.html   (239 words)

  
 Wilkins Researcher - Sue Greatbanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thomas could be the son of Edward Wilkins and Ann Higgins, born 1815 in Deddington.
Thomas reappears in St Armand, Missisquoi, Quebec, married to Sarah Ann Watts with whom he has 6 children: Richard Watts b 1846, George Edward b 1848, Mary Jane b 1850, Martha Maria b 1852, John Thomas b 1854 and Abigail Margaret b 1856.
Deborah reappears in St Armand, Missisquoi county, Quebec married to Edgar Alvah Ellsworth.
www.angelfire.com /md/wilkins/172.html   (235 words)

  
 Hessian B
He remained in Canada, married Barbara Mock and became a farmer in Missisquoi County, Quebec.
He died about 1820 and is buried in Clarenceville, Quebec.
I have been told that his name was Phillip Braun and that he was a "Hessen" soldier that moved to Quebec after the Revolutionary war.
members.tripod.com /~Silvie/hesb.html   (1007 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Canada - Quebec
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Canadian Province of Quebec, not limited to French settlers but including all other contributing immigrants from Europe and other countries and, in particular, the influx of Loyalists and Hessian soldiers during and after the American Revolution.
Shareholders residences are Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Illinois.
This project's aim is to index arrivals at Halifax and Quebec (Montreal is included in the Port of Quebec) from 1900 to about 1921 when the passenger lists were discontinued.
www.cyndislist.com /quebec.htm   (4048 words)

  
 HonoreEmelieSchiller Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Honore left Quebec in 1867 and worked his way to the Bay City, Michigan area.
He met Emilia Charron (from Quebec) when she was visiting her sister in Staples Ontario.
Missisquoi County, Quebec in possession of the author.
www.myerchin.org /HonoreEmelieSchiller.html   (1643 words)

  
 Quintin Publications | Missisquoi County, Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Contains names of married couple along with year and place of marriage.
Contains numerous baptisms, marriages and burials performed by a variety of traveling Catholic Missionary priests serving the areas in and around Beauharnois, Châteauguay, Huntingdon, Shefford and Missisiquoi Counties Québec.
Abbreviations: B = Baptism; M = Marriage; S = Burial, A = Marginal notes found in the baptismal records; and R = Church census, which usually lists all person living within a family unit, and their ages.
www.quintinpublications.com /missisquoi.html   (280 words)

  
 Stanbridge Missisquoi Genealogy Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
History of the Eastern Townships, province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada: civil and descriptive
Ancestors of some of the families of West Camp N Y who moved to Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada- Robert Douglas Macfie
Cemeteries of the Stanbridge area of Missisquoi County, Québec
www.griffincunningham.net /davis/Stanbridgeresearch.htm   (1292 words)

  
 Ingalls - aqwg17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Norman INGALLS [Parents] was born 27 Jan 1833 in Dunham, Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada.
Census: In 1881 Canada census in Granby, Shefford, Quebec, as a Methodist minister.
Census: In 1881 Canada census in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, a farmer.
www.dahoudek.com /liw/ingalls/aqwg17.htm   (449 words)

  
 Migrations Project - Location Search Results page
All states use the 2 digit postal abbreviation.
Your search on Buffalo County, WI returned 20 results.
Milo D. Berkshire County, MA Henry John HOYT
www.migrations.org /county.php3?migpassed=Buffalo+County,+WI   (95 words)

  
 Pollender Descendants
25 February 1862 in Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada.
) was born 06 June 1866 in Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada, and died January 1965.
) was born 12 April 1890 in Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada, and died 10 February 1966.
www.fortunecity.com /millennium/puzzleplace/376/gen2.html   (117 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Missisquoi County , Quebec, Canada - (county) - Facts and Information
AllRefer.com - Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada - (county) - Facts and Information
Missisquoi (mi-SI-skwoi), county (375 sq mi/971 sq km), S Que., Canada, on Vt. border;
Bedford; 45°10'N 73°00'W. Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/M/M08260-missisquoi.html   (123 words)

  
 Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness -- Quebec
Do NOT request the same information from more than one volunteer listed in the area of your research at the same time.
Have access to Protestant church records for Missisquoi, as well as some historical lists and census data.
Please locate a volunteer in the area that you seek for those type of questions.
www.raogk.com /quebec.htm   (311 words)

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