A Checklist of Registers of Protestant & Jewish Congregations in Quebec by Ralph Neil Broadhurst ISBN: 9781895435092, 1895435099 Published: 1994 FHL 971.4 K23 br US/CAN ADQ Anglican Diocese of Quebec Archives. The Library, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 ETRC Estern Townships Research Centre, The Library, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 M (followed by a number) designates a microfilm copy of judicial copies of registers available at or from the Archives nationale du Quebec QFHS Quebec Family History Society, PO Box 1026, Pointe Claire, QC H9S 4H9 Répertoire The Anglo-Protestants of Megantic County: Repertory of births, marriages, and burials, 1826-1991 UCALx United Church of Canada Archives ar Lennoxville, The Library, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 A BRIEF HISTORY OF PROTESTANTS IN QUEBEC Until the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the Conquest of Quebec by the British, Quebec had been a Catholic colony. With the British soldiers, came Protestant chaplins, first Anglican and then Presbyterian, to minister to the soldiers and entrepreneurial merchants who saw a new opportunity in Quebec. As Wnglish speaking colonists moved into Quebec, they brought with them their religious practices and practioners. In the Eastern Townships, settled largely by Americans at first and later by immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, and England, the predominant Protestant groups were Anglicans, Methodists, and Presbyterians. These same groups were also found in other areas of significant Protestant settlements such as the Ottawa valley, scattered pockets in the Laurentians, the southwestern Quebec counties of Huntingdon, Chateauguay and Beauharnois, the Gaspé peninsula and the cities of Montreal, Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) and Quebec. Smaller Protestant sects - Adventists, Baptist, Catholic Apostolic, Congregationalists, Lutherans, Quackers, Swedenborgian (New Jerusalemites) and Unitarian/Univeralists were also found in scattered numbers in the cities, the Eastern Townships and/or the Ottawa Valley. After the turn of the century, new Protestant groups, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostal Assemblies, Salvation Army and numerous others found followers, especially in the large cities. This checklist has attempted to identify nineteenth century Protestant and Jewish congregations which existed and the location of their vital records registers. In listing the various denominations, the general designation has been used, despite the fact that often splinter groups did exist. Hence, Methodists are listed as a single body, even though a variety of Methodist churches, such as Wesleyan Methodist, Primitive Methodist and New Connexion Methodist, existed during the nineteenth century. Sometimes, these variations are designed if sufficient data was available to determine the persuasion of a specific religious group. To assist the researcher in understanding some of the complexities of nineteenth century Quebec Protestantism, the following outlines of church history are given. ANGLICANS The Church of England, also referred to as the Anglican Church of Episcopal Church, was considered the state church by Protestants during the eighteenth century and to a lesser extent during the nineteenth century. It remained aloof from other Protestant sects, maintaining its tradition and eschewing the emotionalism which characterized much of the nineteenth century Protestant growth. Because it was the closest thing to a state church, parishes were found in virtually every area of the province where sufficient numbers of English speaking Protestants were found and was often the only non-Catholic church in a given region. BAPTISTS American Baptist preachers established their first congregation in Quebec among Loyalists at Caldwell's Manor in Mississquoi Other Baptist churches Townships came into being missionary zeal of other English Baptists were establishment of churches Scottish Baptists led the Valley. French Baptists COUNTY TOWN DEMONINATION YEARS LOCATION FHL ------ ---- ------------ ----- -------- ----- Megantic Adderley Anglican 1948 See Megantic, Inverness Megantic Black Lake Anglican 1926-1942; 1944- See Megantic, Thetford Mines 1949; 1952. Megantic Inverness Anglican 1848-1849; 1852- Répertoire 1857; 1859-1890; 1892-1916; 1918- 1935; 1937-1970. Megantic Inverness Anglican 1853-1854 M-210 Megantic Inverness Anglican 1854-1855; 1885- ADQ 1922. Megantic Inverness Anglican 1855 M-210 Megantic Inverness Anglican 1859-1880 M-210 Megantic Inverness Anglican 1948 Répertoire Megantic Inverness Anglican 1981-1991. See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Inverness Anglican, First Church 1849 M-210 Megantic Inverness Anglican, First Church 1849 Répertoire Megantic Inverness Anglican, Second Church 1849 M-210 Megantic Inverness Anglican, Second Church 1849 Répertoire Megantic Inverness Baptist 1855-1921 McMaster Divinity 0897915 College, Hamilton, Ontario Megantic Inverness Baptist 1864-1872 M-210 Megantic Inverness Baptist 1871-1872 Répertoire Megantic Inverness Congregational 1848-1849 M-210 Megantic Inverness Congregational 1848-1849; 1882- Répertoire 1884. Megantic Inverness Congregational 1848-1884 UCALx Megantic Inverness Methodist 1853; 1856-1860; Répertoire 1871-1925. Megantic Inverness Methodist 1859-1880 M-210 Megantic Inverness Methodist 1864-1945 UCALx Megantic Inverness Presbyterian 1844-1845 See Beauce, Frampton Megantic Inverness Presbyterian 1848 See Dorchester, Frampton Megantic Inverness Presbyterian 1856-1866; 1878- Répertoire 1883; 1885-1928; 1930-1944; 1948- 1953; 1955-1979. Megantic Inverness Presbyterian 1856-1879 M-210 Megantic Inverness Presbyterian 1869-1973 UCALx Megantic Inverness Standard Church of American 1927-1928 Répertoire Megantic Inverness United Church of Canada 1926-1969; 1971; Répertoire 1973-1974; 1976- 1979; 1981; 1983- 1991. Megantic Inverness, Lower Anglican 1855 Répertoire Megantic Ireland Anglican 1839-1956. ADQ Megantic Ireland Anglican 1840-1854; 1871- Répertoire 1877; 1879-1890; 1892-1912; 1914- 1958; 1960-1970; 1972. Megantic Ireland Anglican 1840-1880 M-210 Megantic Ireland Anglican 1981-1991. See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Ireland Holiness Movement 1901-1902; 1906; Répertoire 1910-1911; 1913. Megantic Ireland Methodist 1837-1844 M-210 Megantic Ireland Methodist 1837-1845; 1848- Répertoire 1857; 1860; 1864- 1871; 1873; 1878. Megantic Kinnear's Mills Anglican 1903-1907; 1951- Répertoire 1954. Megantic Kinnear's Mills Anglican 1947-1949 Répertoire Megantic Kinnear's Mills Anglican 1981-1991. See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Kinnear's Mills Presbyterian 1855-1943 UCALx Megantic Kinnear's Mills Presbyterian 1876; 1881;1884; Répertoire 1894; 1897-1902; 1905-1906; 1908- 1920; 1923-1939. Megantic Kinnear's Mills Presbyterian 1882-1942 See Lotbinière, St-Sylvestre, Megantic Kinnear's Mills United Church of Canada 1926-1944; 1946- Répertoire 1956. Megantic Kinnear's Mills United Church of Canada 1928-1929; 1931- Répertoire 1935; 1937-1945. Megantic Kinnear's Mills United Church of Canada 1957-1991 See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Leeds Anglican 1830-1854; 1856- Répertoire 1857; 1880-1889; 1892-1927; 1929- 1946; 1949-1952. Megantic Leeds Anglican 1831-1853 M-210 Megantic Leeds Anglican 1831-1880 M-210 Megantic Leeds Anglican 1850-1893 See Lotbinière, St-Sylvestre, Megantic Leeds Anglican 1947-1949 See Megantic, Kinnear's Mills Megantic Leeds Anglican 1981-1991 See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Leeds Anglican, St-James 1831-1956 ADQ Megantic Leeds Methodist 1858-1880 M-210 Megantic Leeds Methodist 1877-1887; 1889-1909 Répertoire Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1832-1834; 1838- Répertoire 1839; 1842-1843; 1851; 1854-1858; 1862-1863; 1867- 1868; 1871; 1876- 1878; 1880-1889; 1891-1910; 1912 Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1844 ETRC Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1844-1845 See Dorchester, Frampton Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1848 See Dorchester, Frampton Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1854-1905 CALx Megantic Leeds Presbyterian 1858-1880 M-210 Megantic Leeds United Church of Canada 1928-1929; 1931- See Megantic, Kinnear's Mills 1935; 1937-1945. Megantic Leeds, Lower Presbyterian 1882-1942 See Lotbinière, St-Sylvestre Megantic Lemesurier Anglican 1947-1949 See Megantic, Kinnear's Mills Megantic Lower Ireland Anglican 1960-1972 ADQ Megantic Maple Grove Anglican 1981-1991 See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Nelson Anglican 1855 See Megantic, Inverness Megantic Nelson Anglican 1855 See Megantic, Inverness, Lower Megantic Rectory Hill Anglican 1854-1871 ADQ Megantic Rectory Hill Anglican 1917 Répertoire Megantic Rectory Hill Anglican 1948 See Megantic, Inverness Megantic Rectory Hill Anglican 1981-1991 See Megantic, Thetford Mines Megantic Reid's Mills Presbyterian 1855-1943 See Megantic, Kinnear's Mills Megantic Thetford Anglican 1926-1942; 1944- Répertoire 1949; 1952. Megantic Thetford Mines Anglican 1907-1925; 1943; Répertoire 1950-1951; 1953- 1980 Megantic Thetford Mines Anglican 1981-1991 Répertoire Megantic Thetford Mines Anglican, Mission of 1907-1954 ADQ Thedford Mines Megantic Thetford Mines Methodist 1911-1927 Répertoire Megantic Thetford Mines United Church of Canada 1928-1929; 1931- See Megantic, Kinnear's Mills 1935; 1937-1945 Megantic Thetford Mines United Church of Canada 1957-1991 Répertoire