An Afro-Irish Landmark in Quebec City: The Jacquet House
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An Afro-Irish Landmark in Quebec City: The Jacquet House
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| Abstract |
The author outlines the story of John (1834-1913) and James David (1849-1930) Williams and their connection to the Jacquet House in Quebec City, located at 34 rue Saint-Louis, today the location of the Aux Anciens Canadiens restaurant. The two brothers were the sons of the Jamaican-born Thomas Williams (c.1800-1876) and the Irish-born Catherine Quinn (c.1815-1877), who married in Quebec City in 1833. The Jacquet House, built in 1675-76, the oldest surviving buildling in the provincial capital, served as the Williams brothers' hair salon business from 1870 to 1920. The author points out that few of the many write-ups of the Jacquet House have alluded to the Williams' occupancy, rarely if ever mentioning that the brothers were Black.
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Connections: Journal of The Quebec Family History Society
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Vol. 43
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no. 2
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Spring 2021
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16-20
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en
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| Citation |
Mackey, Frank. “An Afro-Irish Landmark in Quebec City: The Jacquet House.” Connections: Journal of The Quebec Family History Society, Spring 2021.
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