Henri-Raymond Casgrain
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Henri-Raymond Casgrain was a French Canadian
Roman Catholic priest, author, publisher, and historian. He is the author of some of the best works in Quebec literature
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Born in Rivière-Ouelle
, Lower Canada
, the son Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain
and Eliza Anne Baby, he studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.
From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada
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French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
Roman Catholic priest, author, publisher, and historian. He is the author of some of the best works in Quebec literature
Quebec literature
-16th and 17th centuries:During this period, the society of New France was being built with great difficulty. The French merchants contracted to transport colonists did not respect their end of the bargain, and the French and their Indian allies were at war with the Iroquois, allied to the English...
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Born in Rivière-Ouelle
Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec
Rivière-Ouelle is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain
Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain
Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Rivière-Ouelle in Lower Canada in 1800, the son of merchant Pierre Casgrain, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, Petit Séminaire de Québec and the Séminaire de Nicolet...
and Eliza Anne Baby, he studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.
From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
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Selected bibliography
- Histoire de la Mère Marie de l'Incarnation (1864)
- Histoire de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (1878)
- Une paroisse canadienne au XVIIe siècle (1880)
- Pélerinage au pays d'Évangéline (1855)
- Montcalm et Lévis (1891)
- Une seconde Acadie (1894)
- Histoire de l'asile du Bon-Pasteur de Québec (1890)
- Les Sulpiciens et les prêtres des Missions étrangères en Acadie(1897)