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Le Sud-Ouest et le Canada au XVIIIème siècle: analyse d'un mouvement migratoire by Choquette, Leslie

“…The capture of Québec by the British in 1759 put an end to French immigration just when the numbers coming from the Bordeaux region were becoming important…”
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La Révolution Française à la Martinique by Chauleau, Liliane

“…In Martinique, the revolutionary years were marked by two phases. In the first, from 1789 to 1794, the principles of the French Revolution were slowly…”
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Français et Anglais à Terre-Neuve après le traité de Paris by Marcadé, Jacques

“…Article 13 of the Treaty of Utrecht had established the famous "French shore," between Cape Bonavista and Pointe Riche, where French fishermen might base…”
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Le Sacre du Jésuite ou le Huron transcendé by Creagh, Ronald

“…When the Jesuits first arrived in Canada, their Chinese experience was fresh in their minds, and there could be no question of too close an acculturation, even…”
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Les Aquitains à Saint-Domingue: Une Approche Quantitative Globale du Phénomène de la Colonisation Régionale aux Antilles Françaises (fin XVIIIèmesiècle) by de Cauna, Jacques

“…Historians of the French West Indies sometimes overlook the extraordinary demographic and economic importance of Saint-Domingue. This paper cannot attack the…”
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L'Introduction de l'État Civil Laïque à la Guadeloupe, 1792-1806 by Abenon, Lucien René

“…The law of 20 September 1792 provided for a new civil register to replace the old parish registers, but this regulation was not put into effect before the…”
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Une Famille de La Rochelle et ses Plantations de Saint-Domingue by Geggus, David

“…This paper analyzes the plantations largely owned by Pierre Harouard between 1765 and 1802, using his correspondence and the estates' account books. The main…”
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Rouen, Le Havre et La Côte Occidentale D'Afrique au Milieu du XIX ème Siècle by Pasquier, Roger

“…While the role of Bordeaux and Marseille in the West African trade has been well studied, that of Rouen and Le Havre has been more or less neglected. Yet…”
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Les Contrats de Mariage à l'Ile Bourbon au Début du XVIIIèmeSiècle by Augustin, Jean-Marie

“…Contrary to what might be expected, marriage contracts were roughly as numerous in early eighteenth-century Réunion as in most parts of France. Dowries were…”
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Chronique de Chedabouctou: La colonie rocheloise de Chedabouctou racontée par un témoin by Deloffre, Frédéric

“…Robert Challe was a witness to events at Chedabouctou, and if his account cannot offer many new facts, he does offer some interesting judgements. For instance,…”
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Colonialisme et Stratégie: Le Rôle des Forces Militaires en Louisiane, 1731-1743 by Saadani, Khalil

“…Why did the French monarchy invest in so unpromising a colony as Louisiana after 1730? Probably in order to protect the Mississippi valley, which led to the…”
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Transmission du patrimoine dans une colonie de pêche: analyse préliminaire des inventaires après-décès à Plaisance au XVIIIesiècle by Landry, Nicolas

“…The relative scarcity of Acadian colonial documents has resulted in a new generation of Acadian historians turning to micro-history. This research is of that…”
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La succession de Louis Bélanger, seigneur de Bonsecours (1724-1741) by Guénard, Tommy

“…The study, which deals with New France in the early eighteenth century, seeks to identify the processes involved in settling the estate of seigneur Louis…”
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John Bourinot et la présence de la France au Canada atlantique au XIXesiècle by Pichette, Robert

“…John George Bourinot (1814-1884) played an important role in Nova Scotia and Canadian politics in the nineteenth century. This enterprising ship chandler was…”
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L'activité commerciale des femmes de familles marchandes à Louisbourg au XVIIIesiècle by Brun, Josette

“…Between 1713 and 1758 in Louisbourg's merchant community, it was common for wives to participate in running the family business. While the husbands most often…”
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Établir ses enfants au XVIIesiècle: Élénore de Grandmaison (1619-1692) et sa descendance by Gourdeau, Claire

“…In New France, under the French regime, the principal objective of the couples who had come to the new country with the intention of settling there permanently…”
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Propaganda, Political Discourse, and the Battle Over French Public Opinion in the Seven Years' War by Newbigging, William James

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Commentary on David Geggus by Fick, Carolyn E.

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Economic Power and Racial Irony: Portrayals of Women Entrepreneurs in French Colonial Senegal by Crofts, Marylee S.

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Anachronistic Antagonisms: France Versus Britain in the New Hebrides, 1966-1977 by Miles, William F.S.

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