Author: Claude Matte

Cimetery Neuville The first Neuville cemetery was near the 1st Church, south of  Des Érables street: we do not know the exact location. The second cemetery (more…)

Les Ecureuils Maps The map of the censitaires of 17021 in the Lordship of Bélair We notice that Laurent, son of Nicolas, (Capsule # 2-3) (more…)

The Seigneury Belair from the Écureuils November 30, 1672, Jean Talon, intendant of justice police and Finance of new-France, gives the Sieur Toupin, father and (more…)

The Census of 1666  Note: This document refers primarily to volume IV, chapter IV of the book HISTORY OF CANADIANS – FRENCH of Benjamin Sulte, (more…)

Inventory of concessions in fief and Lordship Confessions of counts in the Archives of the province of Quebec (six volumes). (Pierre-Georges Roy, Beauceville, the limited (more…)

Notre-Dame-Des Anges Conceded the Jesuits in simple router in 1626 by Henri de Levy, Duke of Ventadour and Viceroy of New France, the fief of (more…)

The Neuville History The Seigneury de Dombourg (Neuville) was deeded to Jean Bourdon on 12 December 1653, for his son Jean-François Bourdon, who began its (more…)

Matte places (whom do we honor?) In Neuville, Québec, there is a river called River Matte. This River was named after Nicolas as he crossed (more…)