I want to collect pictures that more accurately reflect the general population
rather than some French official who returned to France upon completion of their duties.

Louis Garnaud aka Garneau (1641-1698) arrived Quebec 1659
and homesteaded L'Angle Garden near Quebec 1663

 1605 PORT ROYAL 1606-1613
Port Royal is the second permanent European settlement in Canada after the Viking.  The Basque fishing settlements are considered seasonal quarters.
It is unknown if the early Chinese settlers actually established a colony in western Canada.
 

 1608 QUEBEC
Fort Quebec is an engraving taken from Champlain's drawing of 1608.  The buildings are exaggerated to better display their structure.

 1608 QUEBEC

Samual de Champlain returning to the Habitation at Quebec after a voyage of exploration up the St. Lawrence River.

 1609 CHAMPLAIN
Champlain 1609 at war with the Iroquois.  This account of the battle is a exaggerated representation of Champlain's over active imagination.

 1639 FORT STE. MARIE #1
Fort Ste. Marie on the Wye River 1639-1649

 1643 MAP NEW FRANCE
A map of New France 1643

 1659 NEW FRANCE
The early French were an indentured lot.
The suppressive French rule forced many settlers to escape to freedom and become Coureur de Bois.

 1663 KING'S DAUGHTERS
The King's Daughters 1663-1673 arriving in Quebec.  Some suggest they began arriving earlier.  The first Garneau into new France in 1659 is believed to have married one of the first King's Daughters.  

TRUDELLE CARIN L'ANGE GARDENS QUEBEC
The Trudelle Cairn is located in L'Angle Gardens in honour of the first homesteaders.  Garneau was among the list of early settlers.

TRUDELLE CAIRN LISTING NAMES
This cairn lists the homesteader's in L'Angle Gardens from 1645 to 1664

Hit photo to see larger photo to read names

1663 GARNEAU HOMESTEAD

Louis Garnaud farmed 2 arpent that included river front property.
1 arpent = 5/6 acres. The small acreages are insufficient to prosper.
The photo is taken facing south to the Saint Lawrence River, to the north is a major highway.

 1671 ST. LUSSON

St Lusson the arrogant in 1671 claimed western America for France.
The rights of the native inhabitants to their own country were ignored by this Frenchman.
 

 1680-90 MONTREAL

MONTREAL SETTLEMENT 1680-90

 1690 QUEBEC

QUEBEC SETTLEMENT 1690

 1759 QUEBEC

Seige of Quebec by Wolfe, British troops occupied the Garneau family farm at L'Angle Gardens just outside the Quebec settlement.

 1890's QUEBEC

Quebec in the Dominion of Canada late 1800's

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