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Jul 6

Jul 6 metis of the sea

Bas-Caraquet, Bay Chaleurs, Half-breed, Mixed-blood, mix breed, New-Brunswick, Normand, Paspebiac, sang-mêlé

This article illuminates the distinctive identity of this Indigenous community, formed at the intersection of European seafaring culture and the Mi'gmaq, renowned as the "People of the Sea."

Mar 31

Mar 31 "Half-breed" uprise in Paspebiac, 1886.

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Half-breed, Metis, Paspebiac

“They are desperate characters. The position, therefore, is one of great uncertainty and anxiety. If the spirit of defiance to law and order is not checked at once there may be a repetition of the Northwest rebellion.”

Mar 30

Chris Boudreau

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Metis, Paspebiac, Paspeya

“Last named, but not least remarkable, les “Paspyjacks”, inhabitants of Paspébiac — the French called them “Pospillats” — a group of violent métis that everyone was afraid of …” Wilfrid Bovey

Mar 29

Mar 29 Les "Paspillats"

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Mixed-blood, Paspebiac, Paspeya, Acadian, Quebec

“if this little people is to disappear, merged into other races, it will have certainly lived happy, having no other history than a controversial origin.” Auguste Galibois 1904

May 11

May 11 Oncle Antoine

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bas-Caraquet, Bay Chaleurs, oral history

The secret ceremony of my uncle Antoine

Jan 2

Jan 2 "A “Peculiar Race” of Fishermen Residing at Port-Daniel in the Baie-des-Chaleurs." Thomas Knight 1867

Chris Boudreau

Port-Daniel, Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie

There is a considerable fishery carried on at Port Daniel, by a race peculiar to that place. They are descended from some French settlers, who attached themselves to Indian women; they are very indolent and improvident.

Dec 30

Dec 30 CHRONICLES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE by LeMoine in 1878

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspe, Mixed-blood, Paspebiac, Paspeya

‘the offspring of these Pocahontas, bleached tolerably white ; one perverse taint sometimes remained : a craving for fire water. A marked trait of Indian character, the love of revenge.”

Dec 12

Dec 12 "Mitifs" family in Bay Chaleurs in 1760

Baie-des-chaleurs

Mitif, Bay Chaleurs, Gaspe

“At Gaspay, Pabos, 17 familles Normandes et Mitifs faisant … 100”.

Nov 30

Nov 30 A transcription of Archbishop Joseph-Octave Plessis’ journal 1811 - 1815

Chris Boudreau

Bas-Caraquet, Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Paspebiac

Those from below the parish of Caraquet share this ignominy. The strangers, the Acadians especially, would think themselves dishonored by allying themselves with these descendants of savages

Nov 29

Nov 29 The Residents of the Gaspé Region in the Early Twentieth Century: Le Devoir, November 04, 1922

Chris Boudreau

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Mixed-blood, Quebec

Mixed-blooded “Gaspésiens”, a unique Peoples with their own unique history and cultural practices/lifestyle as related in Le Devoir in 1922.

Nov 24

Nov 24 A Collective of “Half-Breeds” in the Baie-des-Chaleurs, Québec. Bonnycastle 1842

Chris Boudreau

Gaspe, Bay Chaleurs, mix breed, Golf Saint-Laurent

Sir. Richard Henry Bonnycastle, provides yet another first-hand account from a visitor to the region of the Baie-des-Chaleurs/Gaspé in the first half of the nineteenth century that makes note of “Half-Breeds” who the Authors of these documents distinguish from the “Micmacs”.

Oct 31

Oct 31 Meme about the "Paspeya"

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Paspeya, Quebec

Oct 18

Oct 18 “Journal d’un Voyage sur les Côtes de la Gaspésie.” Père Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland 1836

Chris Boudreau

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Paspebiac

“The Acadians of Bonaventure and the Paspébiacs have little relationship with each other. In the memory of one man, he had not seen a boy of one of these missions marry a girl belonging to the other. On both sides, a certain pride of caste opposes these alliances..." Ferland 1836

Oct 7

Oct 7 The Mixed-Blooded People of Paspébiac

Baie-des-chaleurs

Paspebiac, Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie

“Correspondances: La Gaspésie” is a very important addition to this collection because it provides further insight into the lives of the mixed-blooded inhabitants of the region of Paspébiac, Québec in 1866

Sep 27

Sep 27 “Impressions de Gaspésie, 1857.”

Chris Boudreau

Bay Chaleurs, Newport, Gaspesie, Quebec

“The population of New Port was made up of natives of the place; they had unique jargon; most of them are born of Canadians allied with Savages.” Impressions de Gaspésie, 1857.

Aug 30

Aug 30 "The “Créoles” (“Creoles”) of Caraquet, New Brunswick in the Nineteenth Century." Courrier du Canada 1867

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, creoles, Bas-Caraquet, New-Brunswick

“The first settled in the bottom of Caraquette and married the daughters of the Aboriginals. That is why the descendants of Canadians and Acadians, who seized the top of the parish, give them the name of creoles..."

Feb 10

Feb 10 transcription of a 1688 census

Chris Boudreau

Census, Gaspe, Bay Chaleurs

There are quite a few intermarriages to be found in this document.

It is important to note that many of the summaries on this site are just drafts that were not initially intended to be shared. It is a work in progress made by amateur researchers with lots of passion.

The purpose of this site is to ensure that correct information is made available in relation to Eastern Metis research, to stop the perpetuation of incorrect/made up "Metis" ancestors by the internet/online trees.

Jul 6 metis of the sea

Mar 31 "Half-breed" uprise in Paspebiac, 1886.

Mar 30

Mar 29 Les "Paspillats"

May 11 Oncle Antoine

Jan 2 "A “Peculiar Race” of Fishermen Residing at Port-Daniel in the Baie-des-Chaleurs." Thomas Knight 1867

Dec 30 CHRONICLES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE by LeMoine in 1878

Dec 12 "Mitifs" family in Bay Chaleurs in 1760

Nov 30 A transcription of Archbishop Joseph-Octave Plessis’ journal 1811 - 1815

Nov 29 The Residents of the Gaspé Region in the Early Twentieth Century: Le Devoir, November 04, 1922

Nov 24 A Collective of “Half-Breeds” in the Baie-des-Chaleurs, Québec. Bonnycastle 1842

Oct 31 Meme about the "Paspeya"

Oct 18 “Journal d’un Voyage sur les Côtes de la Gaspésie.” Père Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland 1836

Oct 7 The Mixed-Blooded People of Paspébiac

Sep 27 “Impressions de Gaspésie, 1857.”

Aug 30 "The “Créoles” (“Creoles”) of Caraquet, New Brunswick in the Nineteenth Century." Courrier du Canada 1867

Feb 10 transcription of a 1688 census

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