Category: Canada, New France, Immigrants from Ireland

Categories: Canada, New France, Immigrants

New France (French: Nouvelle-France ) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763. (from Wikipedia: New France)

For the migrating template shown below, copy/paste the following into a profile:

{{Migrating Ancestor | origin = Ireland | destination = New France | origin-flag = European_Flags-29.png | destination-flag = Flags-12.png }}

... ... ... migrated from Ireland to New France.

There were some Irish immigrants to New France, the best known being Jean Baptiste Riel, ancestor of Louis Riel of Métis rebellion fame.

Richard Barré abt 1718 Cork, Ireland - abt 07 Oct 1786

Jean (Geaux) Geaux dit l'Irlande abt 1675 Limerick diocese, Ireland - 25 Oct 1734

Athanase Godard abt 1735 Belfast, (St-Patrick), Ireland - 27 Nov 1780

Jean (Hussy) Hussy dit Bellerose abt 1640 Dublin, Ireland

Jean Baptiste (Jolicoeur) Houe dit Jolicoeur abt 1669 Cork, Ireland - 09 Feb 1741

Thomas Jourdain abt 1676 Dublin, Ireland - bef 1732

John (Lahaie) Lahaye dit Hibernois abt 1670 Tallow, Ireland - 13 Mar 1738

Thomas Lamy abt 1730 St Michael, Newbridge, Ireland - aft Feb 1778

Tadhg (O'Brennan) Aubry dit Tècle dit Cornelius abt 1637 Diasony, Hovillean, Ireland - 24 Nov 1687

Jean Baptiste (Riel) Riel dit L'Irlande abt 1663 Limerick, Ireland - 18 Feb 1753

This page was last modified 15:26, 17 March 2024. This page has been accessed 107 times.