The County of Missisquoi in the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec (1770s-1867)

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
The County of Missisquoi in the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec (1770s-1867)
Abstract
A history of the political, social and economic evolution of Missisquoi County from the time of its first settlement by Europeans to Confederation. The author examines the area during the French regime and the coming of the American Loyalists and British immigrants; the development of the forest industries (potash, lumbering, furniture making, maple sugar), agriculture, mills, and transportation; the political development of the county; the social and religious changes during the period under examination, and the migration of Francophones into the area after 1850.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
1974
# of Pages
xi-239p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Walker, Bruce D. “The County of Missisquoi in the Eastern Townships of the Province of Quebec (1770s-1867).” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 1974. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol1/QMM/TC-QMM-51950.pdf.
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