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Because someone was born or spent some years in one of the above regions does not mean they remained there. The “English” moved for many reasons: to avoid seigneurial land, to find a better farm, nicer apartment, cheaper flat, lower taxes, better access to schools, or jobs. Half the battle is in tracking the family you are researching from one census to the next. | Because someone was born or spent some years in one of the above regions does not mean they remained there. The “English” moved for many reasons: to avoid seigneurial land, to find a better farm, nicer apartment, cheaper flat, lower taxes, better access to schools, or jobs. Half the battle is in tracking the family you are researching from one census to the next. | ||
=== Quebec Catholic Parishes === | |||
A useful research tool is the [https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/lafrance/map Map of Quebec's Catholic Parishes up to 1918]. It includes the year the parish was founded. | A useful research tool is the [https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/lafrance/map Map of Quebec's Catholic Parishes up to 1918]. It includes the year the parish was founded. | ||