Author: Claude Matte

Cap-Sante Cap-Santé is a city in Quebec (Canada), the capital of the Portneuf MRC, in the Capitale-Nationale region. It is part of the Association of (more…)

Mesnil-Mauger Mesnil is a very common name in Northern France. It is derived from the latin mansionem “home, House”. The A part of latin has (more…)

Beaussault Bessault or Beaussault is the village where Charles Matte, the father of Nicolas is buried. Charles died on Friday, June 28, 1680 and Nicolas’ (more…)

Sainte-Catherine de la Jacques-Cartier Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier is a territory of 120 square kilometers, The great Jacques-Cartier River crosses that from North (more…)

Quebec Cemetery Borough St-Foy (page 1), St-Charles (page 2-6), Ste-Thérèse (Page 7), l’Ancienne-Lorette (page 8-26), Courville (27-28), Beauport (29-31), Belmont (32-36). Borough St-Foy Located in (more…)

St-Augustin The lordship of Desmaures was granted to Jean Juchereau September 18, 1647. He knew the uncertainty of its success in 1663 before many lordships (more…)

Deschambault-Grondines The village of Deschambault is in the western part of the County of Portneuf. It takes its origin from the seigneurie de Chavigny, granted (more…)

Parish Of Rouen These pages will especially serve you well to perceive the region of Rouen (St-Vivien, native parish of Madeleine Auvray) and the region (more…)

Sainte-Genevieve-en-Bray History & OriginSainte Geneviève-en-Bray village is located 175 meters above sea level, the source of the rivers Canche, Ste-Geneviève, and Houlbec, tributaries of the (more…)

Maps Neuville You can have the story of Neuville in the # 0 capsule and the history of the ancestral land in the #1-B capsule (more…)