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Reisinger, Joy. ''Index to Loyalists of the Eastern Townships.'' [Sparta, Wisconsin, USA]: Joy Reisinger, 198-?. (Family History Library {{FHL|368416|title-id|disp=book 971.4 H2Le index}}.) | Reisinger, Joy. ''Index to Loyalists of the Eastern Townships.'' [Sparta, Wisconsin, USA]: Joy Reisinger, 198-?. (Family History Library {{FHL|368416|title-id|disp=book 971.4 H2Le index}}.) | ||
==Scottish Immigrants== | |||
Beginning in 1815, immigration from the British Isles was encouraged. One source for Scottish immigrants who settled in the Eastern Townships between 1838 and 1890 is: | |||
Lawson, Bill. ''A Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles of Scotland to the Eastern Townships of Québec, Canada.'' Eaton Corner, Québec Canada: Compton County Historical Museum Society, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|420923|title-id|disp=book 971.4 D2L}}.) | Lawson, Bill. ''A Register of Emigrant Families from the Western Isles of Scotland to the Eastern Townships of Québec, Canada.'' Eaton Corner, Québec Canada: Compton County Historical Museum Society, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|420923|title-id|disp=book 971.4 D2L}}.) | ||
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Mitchell, Brian, Editor. ''Irish Passenger Lists 1847–1871: Lists of Passengers from Londonderry to America on Ships of the J. & J. Cooke Line and the McCorkell Line.'' Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W3mi|disp=book 973 W3mi}}.) | Mitchell, Brian, Editor. ''Irish Passenger Lists 1847–1871: Lists of Passengers from Londonderry to America on Ships of the J. & J. Cooke Line and the McCorkell Line.'' Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W3mi|disp=book 973 W3mi}}.) | ||
==Huguenots== | |||
[http://pages.infinit.net/barbeaum/fichier/index.htm Huguenots in New France/Quebec]. This database hold the name of 321 Huguenots who stayed or established in New-France from the beginning of the colony to 1763. | |||
Names of early Québec immigrants from other published lists have been indexed in: | Names of early Québec immigrants from other published lists have been indexed in: | ||
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The [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/1819_36stlawrence.shtml St. Lawrence Steamboat Company passenger records], 1819-1836. After arriving by ship at the port of Quebec, most passengers continued by steam ship from Quebec City to Montreal. Passenger lists do not always survive for the ocean portion of the trip, however the passenger records of the St. Lawrence Steam ship Company do. They are being transcribed by volunteers on this web site and are posted through 1835. | The [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/1819_36stlawrence.shtml St. Lawrence Steamboat Company passenger records], 1819-1836. After arriving by ship at the port of Quebec, most passengers continued by steam ship from Quebec City to Montreal. Passenger lists do not always survive for the ocean portion of the trip, however the passenger records of the St. Lawrence Steam ship Company do. They are being transcribed by volunteers on this web site and are posted through 1835. | ||
== Emigrant Naturalizations == | |||
More than 40,000 Québec residents moved to the United States between 1840 and 1850. Another 500,000 moved to the United States between 1850 and 1900. The U.S. naturalization records include valuable information on many of them. If your ancestor left before 1900 and settled in the northeastern United States, look in: | More than 40,000 Québec residents moved to the United States between 1840 and 1850. Another 500,000 moved to the United States between 1850 and 1900. The U.S. naturalization records include valuable information on many of them. If your ancestor left before 1900 and settled in the northeastern United States, look in: | ||
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Other U.S. naturalization records are discussed in [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | Other U.S. naturalization records are discussed in [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | ||
== Canadian Border Crossing Records == | |||
The United States kept records of people crossing the border from Canada to the United States. These records are called border crossing lists, passenger lists, or manifests. There are two kinds of manifests: | The United States kept records of people crossing the border from Canada to the United States. These records are called border crossing lists, passenger lists, or manifests. There are two kinds of manifests: | ||