Quebec’s Earliest Settlers Left Strongest Genetic Imprint on Province
The first settlers to colonize the wilderness of northeastern Quebec had more offspring and were more successful in passing on their genes than those who followed, according to a genealogical research published Thursday in the journal Science.The study, conducted by Canadian and Swiss researchers, looked at the genealogy of more than 1.2 million Canadians in the recently colonized Quebec regions of Charlevoix and Saguenay-Lac St. Jean.
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I'm descended from those early settlers. We are a strong breed alright. I am so proud of my roots.
I'm a proud descendant of the Vautours from Quebec. Strong people indeed!
I have not read the article in Science, but wonder at the conclusion, as there were only FRENCH Canadian settlers in Quebec for more than a century. Were there any new arrivals from France after the British conquest of Quebec?
The "competition" came after the American Revolution, when the American/English Loyalists settled in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. In the 19th century immigrants from the British Isles began arriving and those who were Catholic were interested in Quebec, but many moved west, or settled in the Maritimes. The surprise would be to find out that there were no French in modern day Quebec or that there were a tremendous number of French Canadian descendants in the US.
i am french canadian. decendent of laveaus & Matthons would like any info on these families please!