Seeking a better future : the English pioneers of Ontario and Quebec / Lucille H. Campey.
Material type: TextSeries: English in CanadaPublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, 2012 2012)Description: 1 online resource (523 pages) : illustrations, maps, digital fileContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781459703520
- 1459703529
- 9781459703537
- 1459703537
- 9781459703513
- 1459703510
- British -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century
- British -- Qu�ebec (Province) -- History -- 19th century
- Ontario -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century
- Qu�ebec (Province) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century
- Britanniques -- Ontario -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- Britanniques -- Qu�ebec (Province) -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- Ontario -- �Emigration et immigration -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- Qu�ebec (Province) -- �Emigration et immigration -- Histoire -- 19e si�ecle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- HISTORY -- General
- British
- Emigration and immigration
- Great Britain
- Ontario
- Qu�ebec
- 1800-1899
- 971.3004/21 23
- F1059.7.B7 C46 2012eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 Canada's Appeal to the English -- Chapter 2 The Loyalist Immigrants -- Chapter 3 South and West of Montreal -- Chapter 4 The Eastern Townships -- Chapter 5 The Ottawa Valley -- Chapter 6 West Along Lake Ontario -- Chapter 7 The Lake Erie and Thames Valley Settlements -- Chapter 8 The Rest of the Western Peninsula -- Chapter 9 Later Emigration from England -- Chapter 10 The Sea Crossing -- Chapter 11 The English in Ontario and Quebec -- Appendix I: Emigrant Ship Crossings from England to Quebec, 1817-64.
The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. This title considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. It provides insights on how, why, and when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers.
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