Index: Vintage Postcards of the Bas-St-Laurent
The Bas-St-Laurent includes several regions where my ancestors lived including the Kamouraska, Matapedia, Matane, Rimouski, Riviere-du-Loup and the Temiscouata.
Early Image Of The Church Of Amqui
Some Genealogical Notes: Early Pioneers of Amqui
Source: Amqui – Cent Ans a raconter, 1889-1989 (ISBN 2-9801227-3-4)
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The first settler was the Native “Para“, who was there from 1839. He had built a cabin on the shores of Petit Lac. He cleared some land and might have also been an official steward of the land. Unfortunately, nothing more is known about this individual. Read more »





















