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Emigrants from France to New France
The old French provinces of Saintonge, Aunis and Angoumois played a major part in the creation of New France.
Here, you will find a few pages on this topic, starting from sources of local files, supplemented by the many contributions of the visitors, including many inputs from Québécois, descendants of the first immigrants who came from these provinces, today part of Poitou-Charente in France.
Articles
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1658 - Etienne & Jean Gellineau, saintongese ancestors of the families Bellemare, Gélinas & Lacourse of New-France
19 February 2008, by Pierre
The french roots of a large lineage
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History of Parenteau family in north America
30 January 2012, by Gilles Parenteau
Five Frenchmen and women with the surname Parenteau immigrated to New France or Canada in the seventeenth century. Among them were two young women, both daughters of Antoine Parenteau and Anne Brisson from the city of La Rochelle. The elder sister, Marie-Madeleine, married Robert Gagnon in Quebec City on October 3, 1657. They settled on Orleans Island near Quebec City. The younger sister, Marie, married Antoine Fauvel on October 6, 1671 in Quebec City where they lived. Nicolas Parenteau, a bachelor, also from La Rochelle, abjured his Protestant faith in Quebec City, June 29, 1671. A fourth Parenteau, François, a bachelor of about forty years old, was buried at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade on June 8, 1722.
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Pierre Neau a.k.a. Labrie, from Brie-sous-Matha, emigrates to Quebec circa 1684 - Chronicle and genealogy
22 September 2007, by Léo
At the end of the 17th century, several inhabitants from Brie-sous-Matha emigrated to New France. Such is the case of Pierre Neau a.k.a. Labrie, who founded a line in Quebec.
He is the ancestor of very many descendents.