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Porteous family collection [textual record, cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1981-1983.

Reference:

R4853-0-6-E, MG25-G321

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101073

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Porteous family collection
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1981-1983.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3.4 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of genealogical charts, notes, crest, maps, letters, newspaper clippings and reminiscences of the Porteous family of Montreal, Que. covering the years ca. 1740 to 1947; and an updated version of the Porteous family genealogy covering the years 1722 to 1962, with notes on the Younger and Willett families. Photocopies, 163 pages.

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Porteous (family)

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Porteous (family) : John Porteous and his brother James migrated to Canada from Scotland ca. 1760. John received a grant of land in New Brunswick, and moved to Montreal in 1765 where he began an import-export business. He purchased property in Montreal in 1770. In 1771, he married Josette de Carqueville and they had five sons and five daughters.

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General note:

Received in 1981 and 1983 from Mrs. Piercy Younger of Ottawa, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Younger family - Genealogy, 1722-1962

Porteous family - Genealogy, 1722-1962

Willett family - Genealogy, 1722-1962

Josette de Carqueville - Family, 1771-1962

Scottish immigration - Canada, [ca.1760]

Scotland - Emigration and immigration, [ca.1760]

Scots - Canada, [ca.1760]

Montreal (Québec)

Canada
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG25-G321
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG25 G 321] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

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