St Michel Canada

1851 St. Michel Canada Directory

A Village And Parish situated on the River St. Lawrence in the County of Bellechasse, C. E. distant from Quebec, 15 miles. Population about 1800. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C. Belleau, Edouard Severin, M. D., postmaster. , Boissonneault, Captain Peyrre, general store and J. P. Corriveau, Miss Esther, dry goods store. Daigneault, Pierre, general store. Dugal, Captain Louis. Forgues, Panthaleon, registrar of the county of Bellechasse. Fortier, Rev. Narcisse Charles, Roman Catholic. Fortier, Francois, M. D., and J. P. Fortier, Mrs. Jean … Read more

Huron Tribe

Encampment among the Islands of Lake Huron

Commonly known as the Huron Tribe, Huron Indians, Huron People, Huron First Nation, Wyandot Tribe, and Wyandot Indians (Huron – lexically from French huré, bristly,’ ‘bristled,’ from hure, rough hair’ (of the head), head of man or beast, wild boar’s head; old French, ‘muzzle of the wolf, lion,’ etc., ‘the scalp,’ ‘a wig’; Norman French, huré, ‘rugged’; Roumanian, hurée, ‘rough earth,’ and the suffix –on, expressive of depreciation and employed to form nouns referring to persons). The name Huron, frequently with an added epithet, like vilain, ‘base,’ was in use in France as early as 1358 as a name expressive … Read more