A Canadian Family

Scotstown, Quebec | 1906

This is a vintage postcard of Scotstown, Quebec which is located in the historic county of Compton, Eastern, Townships, Quebec. This area is now part of the modern administrative region l’Estrie. If you look closely you can see a Canadian Pacific rail car anda large lumberyard to the left both of which were important in the early history of Scotstown.

As its name implies, Scotstown was originally settled by Scottish immigrants. Their descendants are still in the area and are preserving their culture through groups such as the CEILIDH SOCIETY OF SCOTSTOWN. If you would like to know more about Scotstown or visit the area, then you should visit the site of the Quebec Heritage Web which has some historical notes on the early development of Scotstown and other Upper St.Francis English-speaking settlements (Bishopton, Bury, Cookshire, East Angus and Gould). Their site has inspired me to take a trip there next summer!

This postcard was published by R. B. Scott & Sons of Scotstown.

I wonder if these were descendants of John Scott, a pioneer of Scotstown?

A Little Bit Of Genealogy

John Scott (son of John Scott and Martha Murdock) married Isabella Jane McMaster (daughter of Eunes McMaster and Elisabeth McIndoc) at the Presbyterian Church in Scotstown (Compton) Quebec on January 1st, 1879.

Surnames that that appear in the 1911 Canadian Census

Scotstown, Compton, Quebec

Allaire – Allard – Armstrong – Beard – Beaumont – Bennett – Bergeron – Bernier – Bertram – Read more »

January 19, 2010 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | b/w, Estrie, Genealogy, lumberyard, Scotstown, vintage postcard | 6 Comments