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Les filles illégitimes de James McKenzie (1777-1849) et d'Adélaïde Matshiragan, du poste de traite de Tadoussac
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Les filles illégitimes de James McKenzie (1777-1849) et d'Adélaïde Matshiragan, du poste de traite de Tadoussac
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The Scottish-born James McKenzie (c. 1777-1849) began his career as an apprentice for the Montreal-based North West Company in 1795, under the supervision of his brother Roderick McKenzie, in the company’s Athabasca (Alberta) department. In 1802 he was promoted to an associate of the company and in 1809 he was transferred to Quebec. In 1816 James McKenzie was assigned in charge of the fur company’s Tadoussac post, a position he held until 1821. During this period, he entered into a “country marriage” with a Montagnais (Innu) woman, Adélaïde Matshiragan (born 1789; died between 1839 and 1847). Together, they had four daughters - Alexandriana McKenzie (born c. 1816), Christiana Magdelena McKenzie (born c. 1817), Adélaïde McKenzie (born c. 1818), and Ann McKenzie (born c. 1820). All the daughters were placed in the care of French-Canadian families by the time that McKenzie left Tadoussac, and each were bequeathed 500 pounds towards their education. The author outlines brief biographies of the each member of the McKenzie family.
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Mémoires de la Société généalogique canadienne-française
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Vol.76
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no. 2 (cahier 324)
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Été 2025
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131-139
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fr
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Goudreau, Serge. “Les filles illégitimes de James McKenzie (1777-1849) et d’Adélaïde Matshiragan, du poste de traite de Tadoussac.” Mémoires de la Société généalogique canadienne-française, t 2025.
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