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1930 - Saint-Pascal-de-Kamouraska (Saint-Pascal), Quebec

1938 - Montreal, Quebec

1860 - Montreal, Canada East (Quebec) - Photography : William Notman

1923 - Sherbrooke, Quebec

1948 - Châteauguay, Quebec

1883 - Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud (Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), Quebec

1700 - La-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine (La Prairie), New France (Quebec)

The Congrégation de Notre-Dame’s first permanent mission was established in 1705 in La Prairie, a Jesuit seigneurie. This plan shows the location of the convent and its garden in the centre of the village near the church and the cemetery and makes it possible to follow the evolution of the…

1900 - Montreal, Quebec

The record cover was created by Sister Françoise Delorme (Sainte-Françoise-Maria).

1658 - Quebec, New France (Quebec)

François de Laval, was born in Montigny-sur-Avre (France) on April 30, 1623. He was the first Vicar Apostolic in New France from 1658 to 1674, and then the first Bishop of Quebec from 1674 to 1688. In 1669, while not very much in favour of the multiplication of religious orders in his diocese,…

1700 - Quebec, New France (Quebec)

Henri-Marie du Breil de Pontbriand was born in Vannes (France), probably in January 1708. He arrived in New France on August 29, 1741 and became the sixth bishop of Quebec. He reorganized parishes, missions and the lifestyle of religious communities. In 1747, he restricted membership in the…

1600 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec)

Jean Talon was baptized on January 8, 1626 in Châlons-sur-Marne, in Champagne (France). On March 23, 1665, King Louis XIV and his minister Colbert gave him the commission of Intendent of New France, an office he held from 1665 to 1668 and from 1670 to 1672. He began the first industries,…

1685 - Quebec, New France (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier was born in Grenoble (France) on November 14, 1653. He replaced François de Laval, first as Vicar General in 1685 and then as Bishop of Quebec in 1688. He was considered devout and pious but also authoritarian and demanding. His mandate…

1600 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec)

Jeanne Mance was born on November 12, 1606 in Langres in Champagne (France). She probably heard about New France from her cousin, Nicolas Dolebeau. Jeanne Mance arrived on the island of Montreal in 1642 with the first group of settlers led by de Maisonneuve. In 1645, encouraged by her spiritual…

1700 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec) - drawing : Gainsborough

Jeffery Amherst was born on January 29, 1717 in Riverhead, Sevenoaks (England). He sailed to America in 1758 and headed the second siege on Louisbourg. He assisted the British troops on the continent and sent detachments under Wolfe to destroy French settlements in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.…

1915 - Montreal, Quebec

1700 - Quebec, Province of Quebec (Quebec) - drawing : F. M

Jean-Olivier Briand was born on January 23, 1715 in the parish of Plérin (department of Côtes-du-Nord). Ordained priest in March 1739, he was a canon when he arrived in Quebec in 1741. He occupied several functions, among them, secretary and confidant of Bishop Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand…

1800 - Quebec, Lower Canada (Quebec)

Joseph-Octave Plessis was born on March 3, 1763 in Montreal. Ordained priest in 1786, he was assigned to Notre-Dame Parish in Quebec in 1792, appointed Bishop Pierre Denaut’s coadjutor in 1797, and Bishop of Quebec in 1806. From 1814, he supported a drive by the Canadian party to obtain a new…

1600 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec)

Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve was born on February 15, 1612 in Neuville-sur-Vanne (France). Gentleman, officer, member of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, he founded Ville-Marie in 1642 and was the first governor of the island of Montreal. Following the advice of his sister, Louise de…

1700 - Quebec, New France (Quebec) - drawing : F. M. Engraving : J. A. O'Neill, New York

Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix was born in October 1682 in Saint-Quentin (France). This Jesuit priest and teacher was charged by the Regent of the Kingdom of France, the Duc d’Orléans, to organize an expedition in order to evaluate the French colony’s potential in North America. This…

1768 - Quebec, Province of Quebec (Quebec)

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was born in Strabane, Ireland, on September 3, 1724. On May 21, 1742, he joined the British Army and gradually rose through the ranks. With James Wolfe, he participated in the Siege of Quebec where he was wounded during the battle of the Plains of Abraham. He…

1700 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec)

Étienne Montgolfier was born on December 24, 1712 in Vidalon (France). Ordained priest in the Compagnie de Saint-Sulpice in 1741, he came to Montreal in 1751. He was appointed Superior of the Sulpicians in 1759, but his term in office was made difficult because of the British conquest. He was…

1700 - Quebec, Province of Quebec (Quebec) - Photoengraving : Annan, Glasgow

James Murray was born on January 21, 1721 or 1722 in Ballencrieff (Scotland). He sailed to America in 1758 and participated in the siege of Louisbourg, and the one in Quebec the following year. In 1759, he was promoted to Major General and put in charge of Quebec. He participated in the battle…

1700 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec)

Shortly after Marguerite Bourgeoys’s death, Pierre Le Ber painted this painting, the only true representation of the foundress of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. From the mid 19th to the beginning of the 20th century, the work went through several modifications. Among them, was a complete over-…

2009

Sister Rolande Savoie speaks about the history of the Bureau des Études of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and outlines some of its activities. Sister Savoie mentions that it was at the request of the Bishop of Montreal, Bishop Bourget, that the Congregation created, in 1857, its Bureau…

2010

Sister Patricia Simpson points out that in the beginning the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame were dressed like all the other women of the 17th century. They wore a black dress, a kerchief over their shoulders and a scarf covering their head and knotted under the chin. The only…

1658 - Ville-Marie (Montreal), New France (Quebec) - Illustration : Sister Saint-Rene (Elmina Lachance)

The stable-school, the first school in Ville-Marie and first Mother House of the Congregation (1658-1671), was situated between present day Saint-Paul Street and the Saint Lawrence River. This illustration was imagined by the artist from the description made by Marguerite Bourgeoys in her…

1932 - Montreal, Quebec

1800 - Montreal, Canada East (Quebec)

1715 - Montreal, New France (Quebec)

The seigneurial system was a form of land distribution and occupation in effect under the French and British régimes until 1854. The Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame had the same rights and obligations as the other censitaires or tenants who worked the land in the various seigneuries,…

1954 - Saint-Pascal-de-Kamouraska (Saint-Pascal), Quebec