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Amyot, Georges-Élie b. January 28, 1856 d. March 28, 1930
Canadian politician and businessman. Born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Québec), on January 28th, 1856. He studied at the commercial academy in thecity of Québec City. He worked on clerical jobs, first with a prominentsaddler, then in his future father-in-law’s factory, Louis Tanguay, until1874. After that he went to Montréal and got involved in the shoe andhardware businesses, this from 1877 till 1879, then went at the service ofJos. Amyot and Brothers in Québec from 1879 till 1885.In 1885...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Bachoie de Barraute, Jean-Pierre b. 1723 d. May 21, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in 1723 in Charlemont (Belgium). His father, Antoine, captain in the Regiment of Béarn, bought a ensign commission for him on November 27, 1733, when he was only 10 years old. He was promoted lieutenant on September 12, 1734 and five years later, on October 20, 1739, he became captain of a company of riflemen in the Regiment of Béarn.King Louis XV awarded him the Cross of Saint-...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Baillargeon, Rev. Charles-François b. April 26, 1798 d. October 13, 1870
Canadian religious leader. Fifteenth bishop and third archbishop of Québec. A native of L’Ile-aux-Grues (Québec), he studied theology at the Seminary of Quebec, where he taught rhetoric. He was ordained in 1822 and was successively chaplain at Saint-Roch, in the city of Québec, and pastor first of Saint-François, on the Isle of Orleans, and then of the joint parishes of L'Ange-Gardien and Chateau-Richer. While rector of Notre-Dame de Québec, he displayed apostolic zeal and charity during three...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Barjetton de Montredon, Jacques de b. 1701 d. July 23, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Esquire of the king. Born in 1701 in Uzès (France). He began his military career as lieutenant on March 18, 1725. He became captain on November 3, 1738 and finally, he was promoted captain of a company of grenadiers in the Regiment of Béarn on November 4, 1757. He obtained the Cross of Saint-Louis on November 3, 1739. At the time of the Battle of Sainte-Foy, he was seriously wounded...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Bégin, Louis-Nazaire b. January 10, 1840 d. July 18, 1925
Roman Catholic Cardinal. Seventeenth bishop and fifth archbishop of Québec. A native of Lévis (Québec), he studied in Québec and in Rome where he was ordained priest by Cardinal Patrizzi on June 10, 1865. He spent two additional years studying Oriental languages in Rome and one year of philosophy in Innsbruck (Austria). He traveled then to Italy, Prussia, Sweden, Belgium, France, England and Palestine. He returned to Québec in June 1867. He served as a Faculty member of Laval University, from...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Bienvenue, Valmore b. July 12, 1894 d. February 19, 1952
Canadian politician and jurist. A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, he studied first in Saint-Hyacinthe, then in Sherbrooke and finally at the Law Faculty at Laval University Laval. He was admitted to the Bar on October 5, 1917 and he was created King’s Counsel at law ten years later, on February 25, 1927. He was named junior substitute of the Procuror General of Québec for the district of the city of Québec in 1921 and was promoted to senior substitute in 1926. He was elected President of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Bonne, Louis de Missègle de b. 1717 d. April 29, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in 1717 in Lavaur (France). After having served in the infantry with the Regiment of Condé, he arrived in New France in 1749 with his uncle, Governor Taffanel de la Jonquière. His first assignment was to be captain of the guards of the governor. He was promoted, in 1751, captain of a company of riflemen in the Compagnies Franches de la Marine. For his loyal services, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Boschâtel de La Martinic, Jean-Baptiste François de b. September 24, 1723 d. April 29, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born on September 24, 1723 in Aurillac (France). He began his military career as a volunteer in the Army on May 6, 1740. Three years later, he became sergeant on November 11, 1743. In 1746, within a few weeks only, he was promoted three times: first to second lieutenant on May 6, then to lieutenant on June 4 and finally to lieutenant of grenadiers on July 1. He was named captain on...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Boucher de La Perrière, François-Clément b. April 24, 1708 d. September 16, 1759
French and Canadian officer. Hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Esquire of the king. He was born in Montréal (Canada) on April 24, 1708 in a family having a long military tradition. He began his service in the colonial troops in 1736. In 1755, he was the commanding officer of Fort Niagara. In 1756, he was promoted captain of a riflemen company in the Compagnies franches de la Marine. He was wounded seriously at the Battle of the Plains...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1759" Section
Briand, Jean-Olivier b. January 23, 1715 d. June 25, 1794
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest on March 16, 1739, appointed Bishop of Quebec on January 21, 1766, ordained Bishop of Quebec on March 16, 1766, and resigned as Bishop of Quebec on November 29, 1784. He died on June 25, 1794, as Bishop Emeritus of Quebec.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Callières, Louis-Hector de b. 1646 d. May 26, 1705
Thirteenth Governor of New France. Born in the Normandy village of Thorigny-sur-Vire, (France) in 1648. He ranked as captain in the Regiment of Navarre. He came to Canada in 1684, and was appointed Governor of Montréal at the demand of the Sulpician Fathers who were Seigneurs of the island. The situation of the colony at that time was most critical, owing to weakness of New France Governor de la Barre and the woeful error of the French government in sending to the galleys in France some...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Champlain, Samuel de b. 1567 d. December 25, 1635
Explorer. He was a navigator and mapmaker, whom became known as the father of New France, which was the French part of Canada. In 1603, he went on his first voyage to Canada, as geographer on a fur-trading expedition. He explored up the Saguenay, St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, collecting information to make a very accurate maps of Canada from Hudson Bay in the north down to the Great Lakes. He made a trip to North America in 1604, exploring the Atlantic coast from the Bay of Fundy down to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Chauveau, Pierre-Joseph-Olivier b. May 30, 1820 d. April 4, 1890
Premier of Quebec. Born in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Chauveau was admitted to the bar in 1841. In 1844 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, serving until 1855, when he was appointed Superintendent of Education until 1867. Following the Confederation of Canada in 1867, he was chosen to serve as the 1st Premier of Quebec and, in addition would also be elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Quebec County. In 1873, he resigned from both offices and was...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Chapelle des Ursulines, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Chinic, Eugène b. October 18, 1818 d. April 27, 1889
Canadian politician. Senator. A native of the city of Québec, he owned a hardware store and became a prominent merchant. In 1859, with the help of fellow members of the local business community, he created the Banque Nationale, an institution by and for the francophone community. On April 10, 1873, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada for the Gulf Division. In that house, he allied himself with the Conservative Party. He resigned on November 3, 1882. He passed away in his hometown. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Chouinard, Julien b. February 4, 1929 d. February 6, 1987
Canadian jurist. Justice of the Supreme Court. Born in Québec (Québec) on February 4, 1929. He studied at Laval University Laval and received his Law degree in 1951. A Rhodes scholarship led him to the University of Oxford for further studies. He was admitted to the Bar. in 1953. He practiced in a private cabinet in Québec and also taught at the Faculty of Law of Laval University before becoming in 1965 the deputy minister of the Justice of Quebec. Three years later, he named Secretary-...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Cochran, Andrew William b. 1792 d. 1849
Canadian Jurist and Magistrate. A native of Windsor (Nova Scotia), he became a member of the Bar in 1817 and was appointed Assistant Civil Secretary of Lower Canada in 1818. He was a member of the Executive Council of Lower Canada from 1827 to 1841, and he was Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench from 1839 until the time of his death. His interests included science and literature, and he was president of the Québec Literary and Historical Society. He died of cholera. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint Matthew's Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Cornier, Étienne de b. September 6, 1721 d. October 4, 1759
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born on September 6, 1721 in Saint-Hippolyte, in the French region of Languedoc. He gan his military career in June 1740 in volunteer in the Regiment of Blaisois. He was made second lieutenant on April 25, 1741, then ensign on November 28, 1741 and two years later, he was promoted lieutenant March 6, 1743. He became lieutenant of the colonelle on April 8, 1743. He was finally...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1759" Section
D'Esglis, Louis-Philippe-Francois Mariauchau b. April 24, 1710 d. June 4, 1788
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest of Quebec on September 18, 1734, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on January 22, 1772, ordained Bishop Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on July 12, 1772, and succeeded Bishop of Quebec on December 2, 1784. He died on June 4, 1788, while still the Bishop of Quebec.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
De Frontenac et Palluau, Louis de Buade (Comte) b. May 22, 1622 d. November 28, 1698
Governor of New France. Born on May 22nd, 1622 in St-Germain-en-Laye, (France). In 1635, he enlisted in the army and fought in the Netherlands and in Italy. In 1646, he is promoted to the rank of is raised(brought up) to brigadier, rank which, nowadays, would be equivalent to that of brigadier general. Like a great number of noble of his time, he was a very prodigal man and therefore he contracted many debts. Becoming impoverished quickly, this situation encouraged him to accept on April 7...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
de Laval, François b. April 30, 1623 d. May 6, 1708
Roman Catholic Bishop. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval had the distinction of being the first Roman Catholic Bishop in New France. He was born in France, and descended from one of the most noble families of that country. He pursued literary and philosophical studies at the Jesuit college at La Flèche for ten years. During that time, he was also appointed as a canon in the cathedral in Évreux. In 1641, he moved to Paris and studied theology at the college in Clermont. He was ordained as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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