Collection search - Ermatinger family estate fonds [textual record, philatelic record]
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Ermatinger family estate fonds [textual record, philatelic record]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:4 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a general description of the collection, a detailed list of the records in Series 2, lists of volume titles for Series 3, and shelf list of parts of the collection available on microfilm. MSS0195 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001198.pdfPhilatelic records (Electronic) The finding aid is a list that provides a description of the postal covers for the series 2 and the series 3. The collection is available on microfilms. CPA-259 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001805.pdf(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105652(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
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Record information Ermatinger family estate fonds [textual record, philatelic record]
Date:1758-1966.Reference:R7712-0-7-E, MG19-A2Type of material:Textual material, Stamps and stamp productsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105652Date(s):1758-1966.Place of creation:Québec (Province)Extent:6.575 m of textual records : some photocopies.
434 postal covers.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of the papers of the Ermatinger Estate, including the papers of the Samuel Jacobs Estate and others accumulated by the executors. The records, divided into four series according to their nature and origin, are as follows: the papers of Lawrence Ermatinger, including papers of Forrest Oakes, 1765-1780; business and personal papers of Edward Ermatinger, 1818-1874; the Jacobs-Ermatinger estate papers, relating primarily to the economic history of Lower Canada, 1758-1862; and miscellaneous papers, including genealogical notes, family correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1766-1966.
The fonds also consists of 434 postal covers covering the period from 1763 to 1853 with emphasis on 1772 to 1820s.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Ermatinger (family) : Lawrence Ermatinger (d. 1789), a Swiss merchant, settled at Montreal in approximately 1760, where he engaged in the fur trade with his brother-in-law, Forrest Oakes (d. 1783). His son, Frederick William Ermatinger (1769-1827), was Sheriff of Montreal from 1811 onward, and a founder of the Bank of Montreal in 1817. Frederick William Ermatinger succeeded his uncle, Edward William Gray (1742-1810), as Sheriff and as executor of the estate of Samuel Jacobs. Upon the death of Frederick William, his brother Charles Oakes Ermatinger (1776-1833), and Samuel Gale became executors of the estate.
Charles Oakes Ermatinger became a partner in the North West Company in 1805. His son, Charles Oakes Ermatinger, Jr. (1802-1857) settled at St. Thomas, U.C. Edward Ermatinger (1797-1876) was a grandson of Lawrence Ermatinger. He served with the Hudson's Bay Company from 1818 to 1830, then settled at St. Thomas. His brother, Francis Ermatinger (1798-ca. 1857), also served with the Hudson's Bay Company, 1818-1853, chiefly on the Pacific Coast.Additional information:General note:Received from a variety of sources between 1916 and 1978.Availability of other formats note:Also available on microfilm reels: C-4556, C-375, C-1337 to C-1342, C-11353, C-15707 to C-15708, and C-13099.Related material:Refer also to the Ermatinger family fonds located in MG25-G38, and the William Ermatinger fonds located in MG24-G55.Subject heading:- Hudson's Bay Company - Officials and employees, 1826-1839 "Engagements des voyageurs pour l'ouest", 1773-1780
- Edward Ermatinger - Journeys, 1826-1839 Lawrence Ermatinger, 1765-1780
- Edward Ermatinger - Diaries, 1823-1837 Forrest Oakes, [1758-1862], 1765-1780
- Folk songs, French - Canada, ca. 1830 Edward Ermatinger, 1818-1874
- Montreal (Quebec) - Merchants, ]1758-1862] John Tod, [1818-1874]
- Samuel Jacobs - Estate, [1758-1862] Canada. Militia, [1818-1872]
- Samuel Jacobs - Will, [1758-1862] Judge C.O. Ermatinger, 1915-1923, [1818-1874]
- Wills, [1758-1862] Mrs. C.O. Ermatinger, 1942, [1818-1874]
- Executors and administrators, [1758-1862] McKenney and Caldwell (Montreal, Quebec), [1758-1762]
- Ermatinger family - Genealogy, [1766-1966] Louis Lardy (Montreal, Quebec), [1758-1862]
- Ermatinger family - Biography, [1766-1966] George %26 William Aird (Montreal, Quebec), [1758-1862]
- Church records and registers, [1766-1966] Pierre Morin (Montreal, Quebec), [1758-1862]
- Birth certificates, [1766-1966] Bank of Montreal, ca. 1817-1826
- Marriage records, [1766-1966] Edward William Grey, [1758-1862]
- Death - Records, [1766-1966] Michel Cornud, [1758-1862]
- Pioneers - Canada - Biography, [1766-1966] Frederick William Ermatinger, [1758-1862]
- Fur trade, [1758-1862] Charles Oakes Ermatinger, [1758-1862]
- Lower Canada - Economic conditions, [1758-1862] Samuel Gale, [1758-1862]
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG19-A2 -
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