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They Worked Hard For The Family: Gaspesian Fishermen

When most people think of Quebec’s ethnic make-up,  they think first of French-speaking, Catholic Quebeckers – and theycertainly makes up the overwhelming majority of early settlers. However, Quebec also had settlers of British origin (English, Scottish and Irish), and among these there was a substantial group of Anglo-Normans from the Channel Islands. These Channel Islanders settled on the Quebec and New Brunswick coasts of the Baie des Chaleurs (Chaleurs Bay) and they were there to get something that the Europeans of the time desperately wanted – codfish!

One of these Channel Islanders was my ancestor - Philippe Luce of Jersey – and as I don’t have any photographs of him I’ve decided to share this vintage postcard of fishermen on the beach splitting codfish near the now famous tourist destination of Perce Rock.

Splitting Codfish, Perce (Quebec)

Splitting Codfish, Perce, Quebec

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Related Posts:

 Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec

Smile for the Camera

July 4, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Early Quebec Couples from the Channel Islands: Luce

Philippe Luce (son of Elie Luce and Elizabeth Sorsoleil, husband of Anne Ward) was not the only Channel Islands Luce who settled  in Quebec. Here are some other early Luces that I know of.

 

Luce, John M. | Agnes Frances Hyman

July 25th, 1873 

Luce, Walter George | Julia Ann Edith Mauger

October 4th, 1916   Cape Cove/Perce (Gaspe, Quebec) Read more »

April 20, 2009 Posted by | . | , , | 4 Comments

Early Pioneers of Gloucester, New Brunswick From The Channel Islands

Pioneers from Jersey/Guernsey, Channel Islands

who settled in Shippegan and Caraquet

and environs

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Joshua Alexandre & Mary Jane LeBrocq

Francis Alexandre & Viatrice Robichaud

Charles M. Brien & Marie Blanche Nixon

Jean Butler (Bouthillier) & (1) Anne Benoit & (2) Marguerite Poirier

Tom Cabot & Annie Sutherland

Charles Delagarde & Venerante Robichaud

Perry Dumaresq & Delphine Arseneau

Amice Duval & Esther Rouet

Guillaume Egre (Gray) & Vitalin Paulin

Joseph Galluchon/Duguay & Theodoree Losier

Rene LeBouthillier & Angelique Giraud (maybe!)

John Mourant & (1) Jane Isabella Battam & (2) Marguerite Theriault

John Picot & Adeline Mailloux

Philip Rive & Catherine Lawlor Dwyer

Georges Sivret & Appoline Chiasson

Andrew Travers & Julie Cormier

 

Related Posts:

Portal – Luce

Early Acadian Pioneers of Caraquet, New Brunswick

 

 

April 2, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

Index: Luces from Jersey (Channel Islands) to Canada

 

Jersey - Homeland of our Luces

Genealogy

The Luces from Jersey, Channel Islands to Canada

LUCE Philip - 1892

LUCE-1941 & VALLEE-1954

Luce, Alden J., 1937 new

Luce, Livain – 1937 new

Luce, Marielle, 1951 new

Historical Documents

Historical Document: Philippe Luce & Anne Ward – Marriage, 1863

Historical Document: George Lewis & Clementine Desilva – Marriage, 1896


History and Places

Map: Baie des Chaleurs, 1769

Map: Baie des Chaleurs, 1857(?)


Vintage Postcards

Vintage Postcard: St-Brelade Church, Jersey

Vintage Postcard: VRAIC?

Vintage Postcard: Robin Jones & Whitman Fishing. Paspebiac, Gaspe, Quebec

Vintage Postcard: Marinage du Poisson, Gaspe, Que. Curing Fish

Vintage Postcard: Shippegan Peat Moss, New Brunswick

Vintage Postcard: Shippegan Harbour, New Brunswick

Vintage Postcard: Shippegan, New Brunswick, Canada

Cafe Royale, Shippegan – “the best fish meal … cod in cornmeal”


Families Allied To The Luces In My Family Tree

Ebenezer Ward and Mary Gray (Descendants: Gaspe to New Brunswick)

From Lisbon to La Nouvelle France – the Portuguese Desilvas

Historical Document: Pedro Dasslyva – Burial, 1717

Joseph Anglehart/Migkelharte and Marie Anelkawine (Descendants: Gaspe to Gloucester)

HISTORICAL DOCUMENT: Chapadeau & Migkelhart – Marriage, 1787

HISTORICAL DOCUMENT: Angleharte & Huard – Marriage, 1826

Evelyn In Montreal: Pierre (Pedro) dit le Portugais m. Jeanne Greslon / Laviolette

Update: Pierre (Pedro) dit le Portugais m. Jeanne Greslon / Laviolette

The Origins of Gaspe Fisherman Jean Baptiste Anglehart/Migkelhardt | Hessian mercenary? American Loyalist? | Dominique Ritchot


Our Luce Family History

Mamma-mia, I’ve got an M-line!

A Canadian Family M-Line: Eveline Melvina Luce

A Canadian Family Headstone: LUCE Evelyne 1976 – New Brunswick - Canada

March 5, 2009 Posted by | 16900022 | , , , , | 4 Comments

A Canadian Family M-Line: Eveline Melvina Luce

An M-line is a lineage built by beginning with a woman and tracing her line back mother-to-mother.  As a result, the surname changes with each generation. This is a big trend right now, especially with the advent of genetic genealogy which allows both men (through their mothers) and women to trace their bloodlines through their mtDNA.

Eveline Melvina Luce’s  M-Line

 (M. Caplan’s mother  was Native, but not necessarily Mi’kmaq)

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First Named Generation

Marguerite Caplan m. Francois Larocque

About 1729 – Acadie

Second Generation

Catherine Larocque m. Jean Chapados

1750 –Gaspesie, Quebec

Third Generation

Anne Chapados m. Jean Baptiste Anglehart

1787 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Fourth Generation

Marie Anglehart m. Alexandre Huard

1826 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Fifth Generation

Marie Huard m. Paul Hypolite Blais

1849 – Gaspesie, Quebec

Sixth Generation

Marie Blais m. Clement Desilva

1871 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Seventh Generation

Clementine Desylva m. George H. Luce

1896 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Eighth Generation

Eveline Melvina Luce m. Adelard Lagace

1924 – Gloucester, New Brunswick

Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Generations

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Related Posts:

 Luces from Jersey (Channel Islands) to Canada

 Mamma-mia, I’ve got an M-line!

 The Origins of Gaspe Fisherman Jean Baptiste Anglehart/Migkelhardt | Hessian mercenary? American Loyalist? | Dominique Ritchot

February 7, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Vintage Postcard: St-Brelade Church, Jersey

This vintage postcard shows the ancient church of St-Brelade in Jersey, Channel Islands, which is said to date back over 1000 years to the time of the “wandering Celtic saints” (see Links). Several of Elie Luce and Elizabeth Sorsoleil‘s children were born in St-Brelade.

Does anyone know whether this was Elie Luce and Elizabeth Sorsoleil’s church?

If so please drop me a line in the comment box below.

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A Canadian Family, Vintage Postcards

On the left is an enlarged detail from the vintage postcard, showing the Fisherman’s Chapel or Chapelle des Pecheurs which dates back to the 11th/12th century – on the right, a photographic detail of one of its medieval frescos. The original photograph by Man vyi can be found at Wikimedia commons.


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Links:

St-Brelade Church: history, photos, map

Saint Brelade, Jersey at Wikipedia

Related Posts:

The Luces from Jersey, Channel Islands to Canada

PORTAL – Vintage Postcards

 

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February 3, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , | 3 Comments

Vintage Postcard: VRAIC?

Seaweed has been an important part of Jersey life for well over 800 years, so our own Luce ancestors

would have been quite familiar with scenes of seaweed harvesting like the one below.

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Seaweed was a fertilizer for Jersey farming families until well into the early 1900s, since Jersey’s very sandy soil made fertilization crucial and the seaweed was readily available.

Here’s a fascinating excerpt from Plees’ Account of the Island of Jersey from the early 1800s.

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January 29, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , | 3 Comments

A Canadian Family Headstone: LUCE Philip – 1892

This is the final resting place of our direct ancestor Philippe Luce who married Anne Ward on May 4th, 1863 in Grande-Riviere (Perce)  Quebec, Canada.  Their son George Luce (Lewis) and daughter-in-law Clementine Desilva were my grandparents.

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Philippe Luce and Anne Ward’s children included the following: George H., Philip Charles, Elie Jean, Francois, Thomas, Ann Elizabeth, William.

Philippe’s parents were Elie Luce and Elizabeth Sorsoleil from St-Helier, Jersey Channel  Islands and Philippe was born there on July 29th, 1826.

He  died in 1892 in Miscou and this is his tombstone is in Petite-Riviere-de-L’Isle Cemetery in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

Related Posts:

The Luces from Jersey, Channel Islands to Canada

A Canadian Family – Luce line

Ebenezer Ward & Mary Gray (Descendants:Gaspe, QC to Lameque, Micou, Shippegan, N.B).

January 25, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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