>> Trois Riviers – Cap de la Madeleine
Quebec was the First Nations name for a narrow spot on the St. Lawrence River. It was first seen by Europeans when Jacques Cartier spent the winter there in 1535. There was intermittent sEuropean settlement in the area until Samuel De Champlain established a trading post in 1608. There were periodic skirmishes with the British until 1759 when the British finally defeated the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham which was fought outside the French fort on the heights above the old town. HJistory buffs from New York might remember this early North American history from lessons in grade school.
More information on early Quebec history can be found here
Michel Lemay arrived in 1653 or 1654 depending on what time of year he left Chenehutte, probably through the port of XXX. As a Catholic he may have been fleeing the Protestant revolution. He was in Quebec for 6 or 7 years; during which time he served in the militia As a reward for his service he was granted land up river in Trois Riviers.
Pete to further update this page with other information that may exist about Michel’s time in Quebec.
Interestingly (at least to Peter) is that a used book seller in Aiken, SC sold Peter an old novel that mentions Trois Riviers and fortifications being built to repel a possible invasion by Americans (in those days the British) in New York State. There are no dates in the book, but its time frame is either the Battle of the Plains of Abraham or of the war of 1812. Michel’s time in the city may have been spent in at the fort at the Plains of Abraham.