The Windsor Border Region /

This historical survey is intended to serve as an introduction to a series of documents relating to the exploration and settlement of Canada's southernmost frontier - the Detroit River region.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Frost, Leslie M. (Contribuidor), Lajeunesse, E.J (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
HISTORY / Canada / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DOCUMENTS
  • A. VISITORS BEFORE 1700
  • B. THE FOUNDING OF DETROIT AND THE HURON MISSION
  • C. SETTLERS COME TO THE SOUTH SHORE
  • D. THE PIONEER SETTLERS AND THEIR FARMS
  • E. GOVERNMENT AND LAW UNDER BRITISH RULE
  • F. RELIGION AND EDUCATION AFTER 1760
  • G. LOYALISTS AND LAND BOARDS
  • H. THE FIRST TOWNS-SANDWICH AND AMHERSTBURG
  • APPENDIXES
  • I. ORIGINAL TEXTS OF FRENCH AND LATIN DOCUMENTS
  • II. FRENCH COMMANDANTS AT DETROIT 1701-60
  • III. DOUBLE NAMES OR SOBRIQUETS
  • IV. ABSTRACTS FROM THE DETROIT NOTARIAL RECORDS
  • V. GENEALOGIES
  • VI. SUMMARY OF THE MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE PARISH OF THE ASSUMPTION 1760-81
  • VII. BRITISH COMMANDING OFFICERS AT DETROIT 1760- 1796
  • VIII. MARGUILLIERS OR WARD ENS OF THE PARISH OF THE ASSUMPTION
  • IX. HOLDERS OF FARM LOTS IN ESSEX COUNTY ABOUT 1794
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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