Find A Grave - Quebec

De Taffanel, Jacques Pierre b. 1685 d. March 17, 1752
Governor of Canada. Taffanel, the Marquis de la Jonquiere, served in the war of the succession against the Protestants in France, and in the defence of Toulon against the Savoyards. When Duguay Trouin went to Rio Janeiro he accompanied him, fought against Admiral Matthews in 1744, and attained the rank of admiral in the service. He was appointed governor of Canada in 1749, retaining the office till his death. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Crypt
Denaut, Pierre b. July 20, 1743 d. January 17, 1806
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest on January 25, 1767, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on September 30, 1794, ordained Bishop Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on June 29, 1795, and succeeded Bishop of Quebec on September 1, 1797. He died on January 17, 1806, while still the Bishop of Quebec.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Dessane, Antoine b. December 9, 1826 d. June 8, 1873
Composer. A native of Forcalquier, France, he first studied music in Billom, in the region of Auvergne, then in Paris. At the age of ten and a half, he became one of the youngest pupils of the Academy of Paris and one of rare to bend the frightening director, Luigi Cherubini. César Franck and Jacques Offenbach were among his school-fellows. After a few years of travelling all over Europe, he crossed the Atlantic in July 1849 to take the post of organist of the cathedral Our-Lady of Québec. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Dosquet, Pierre-Hermann b. March 4, 1691 d. March 4, 1777
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest of the La Societe Des Missions Etrangeres on August 24, 1716, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec on November 26, 1727, ordained Bishop Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec on December 25, 1727, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on February 19, 1729, succeeded Bishop of Quebec on September 12, 1733, and resigned as the Bishop of Quebec on June 25, 1739. He died on March 4, 1777, as Bishop Emeritus of Quebec.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Dumont, Joseph b. April 19, 1847 d. January 15, 1912
Canadian statesman. A native of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska (Québec), he studied at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He worked as merchant in the town of Kamouraska. In the by-election of March 19, 1877, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the Liberal representative for the district of Kamouraska. This election was cancelled by the Superior Court on March 4, 1878. He decided then to switch for Ottawa and in 1878, he was elected as the Liberal representative to the House...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Dupont de Jonchères, Balthazar d. September 16, 1759
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in Soyons (France) He received his commission of lieutenant on April 1, 1755, with the company of Sieur de Patris, then he was transferred to the company of Sieur de Bigat in the Regiment of Guyenne. Mortally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, he died on September 16, 1759.He is buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1759" Section
Duprat, Jean-Baptiste b. March 2, 1718 d. April 28, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born on March 2, 1718 in Roquefort, close to Mount-of-Marsan (France). Having joined voluntarily the King’s Regiment in 1730, he became sergeant in 1737. At the same time he was promoted as second lieutenant on March 6, 1745, he also received his incorporation into the Regiment of La Sarre. He obtained a lieutenancy on September 25, 1745. He was promoted captain of a company of...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Faucher de Saint-Maurice, Narcisse-Henri-Édouard b. April 18, 1844 d. April 1, 1897
Canadian statesman, journalist and literary figure. A native of the city of Québec, he studied at the Minor Seminary of Québec and at the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière College. Then, he studied Law with barristers Ulric-Joseph Tessier and Henri Taschereau. In 1864 and 1865, he volunteered and served in the French Army of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. From November 4, 1867 to November 30, 1881, he worked as Clerk of the private bills of the Legislative Council of the Province of Québec. Then, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Flynn, Edmund James b. November 16, 1847 d. June 10, 1927
Quebec Premier. Flynn served as the Premier of Quebec from May 11, 1896, to May 25, 1897. (Bio by: K)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Fontbonne, Louis Restoineau de b. January 11, 1705 d. September 13, 1759
French hero of the Seven Years War in America anf Knight of Saint-Louis. A native of Pont Saint-Esprit, in the French region of Languedoc, he joined the King’s army in November 1722. He received his ensign commission on March 22, 1724. A year and a half later, precisely on October 8, 1725, he was promoted lieutenant. He became captain on May 8, 1734, and major, on July 8, 1753. On the eve of his departure for Canada, on March 1, 1755, he was elevated to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and put in...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Plains of Abraham Battlefield, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Fourcet, Joseph-Alexandre de b. February 26, 1734 d. May 12, 1760
French Army Officer. Hero of the Seven Years War in America and Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in Beaumont, in the region of Guyenne, in France, his father bought him an ensign commission on June 14, 1747; then he was discharged on March 6, 1749. A few years older, he reenlisted as a Second Lieutenant on April 30, 1751 and Lieutenant the next September. On his arrival in News-France, he belonged to the company of the Knight of Mauran. He finally obtained the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Frobisher, Benjamin Joseph b. March 26, 1782 d. March 18, 1821
Canadian Politician. A native of Montréal (Québec), he studied first in his hometown then, in 1791, he went to continue its studies in England. In 1799, upon his return to Canada, he involved himself in the training of the fur trade, in the West, on behalf of the North West Company (NWC). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the district of Montréal in 1804; in that house, he supported the party of the Bureaucrats. He didn't represent himself in 1808. He was candidate in the district...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint Matthew's Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Gagnon, Ernest b. November 7, 1834 d. September 15, 1915
Canadian organist, folklorist, professor, historian, composer, man of letters and senior official. Born in Louiseville (Québec) on November 7, 1834. He studied at the College of Joliette from 1846 to 1850, then established himself in Montréal and became acquainted with a good number of the local major musicians. In 1853, he moved to Québec where he became organist at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church. As a founding member of the École normale Laval in May 1857, he became its first professor of...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Garant, Rev. Charles-Omer b. July 9, 1899 d. October 21, 1962
Canadian religious leader. A native of Lévis (Québec), he was ordained priest on May 10, 1923 in the city of Québec. On June 23, 1948, he was consecrated titular bishop of Zorolus and appointed auxiliary Bishop of Québec. He died in Québec. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Hope, Henry b. 1747 d. April 4, 1789
British officer and Government official of Canada. Born in Scotland, he joined the British army and rose to the rank of Brigadier-General. In 1785, he was appointed Commissary-General of the British troops in Canada and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Québec. He held these two posts until his death. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint Matthew's Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Hubert, Jean-Francois b. February 23, 1739 d. October 17, 1797
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest of Quebec, on July 20, 1766, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec, on June 14, 1785, ordained Bishop Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec on November 29, 1786, succeeded Bishop of Quebec on June 12, 1788, and resigned as Bishop of Quebec on September 1, 1797. He died on October 17, 1797, as Bishop Emeritus of Quebec.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
L'Aube-Riviere, Francois-Louis Pourroy De b. June 16, 1711 d. August 20, 1740
Religious Leader. He was ordained a Priest on September 21, 1735, appointed Bishop of Quebec on July 20, 1739, and ordained Bishop of Quebec on August 16, 1739. He died while still the Bishop of Quebec on August 20, 1740.
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Leclerc, Aurèle b. May 8, 1883 d. June 23, 1968
Canadian Politician. A native of Leclercville, Québec, he studied at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Laval university. He got his license as notary in 1911 and worked in the city of Québec. He was the first president of the Association of the Ploughmen of the Province. He served also as Director of the Automobile club of Québec. He was elected Liberal representative to the Legislative Assembly for the district of Québec in 1916. He was reelected without opposition in 1919 and 1923. His seat...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Leclerc, Rev. Marc b. January 9, 1933 d. January 3, 2005
Canadian religious figure. Auxiliary bishop of Québec. A native of Saint-Grégoire-de-Montmorency, in the city of Québec, he studied at the Seminary of Québec. He was ordained priest on May 31, 1958. He began his career by teaching at the college of Thetford, this from 1958 to 1963. Then he worked successively as diocesan chaplain of the “Jeunesse Étudiante Catholique“, from 1963 to 1967, as chaplain of the Sainte-Marie academy, Beauport, in 1969 and 1970; vicar and later pastor of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Lemelin, Roger b. April 7, 1919 d. March 16, 1992
Author, Journalist. He won acclaim both in Canada and in France for his novels about life in Quebec City's working-class Lower Town, where he was born and raised. They include "Au pied de la pente douce" (1944; English version "The Town Below", 1948); "Les Plouffe" (1948; "The Plouffe Family", 1950); "Pierre le Magnifique" (1952; "In Quest of Splendor", 1955); and "Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe" (1982; "The Crime of Ovide Plouffe", 1984). "The Plouffe Family", the most popular of these, enjoyed...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous)
Saint Charles Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

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