Where are your ancestors from?

Published: 29 October 2019, 09:25
© Annie Spratt

The pioneers are the first immigrants to Quebec, those who left France in the 17th century. They were few, barely 15,000 in the 17th century, of which two thirds will remain in the province temporarily.

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