The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal received in January five published families histories, including two written in English, for its Genealogy collection. All were published in Quebec.
The Grande Bibliothèque is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books published in Quebec, including family histories, must be deposited at the Grande Bibliothèque. They form part of the national collection.
Although most of the family histories at the Grande Bibliothèque are written in French, if you find one about your ancestors, you will probably figure out a way to use it in your research. To help, I have provided a brief description in English after each title below.
If interested in learning more about the books listed below, contact BAnQ by completing the online form. (Click on English in top right corner of form to see the English-language form.) The people at BAnQ will respond in English or French, depending on the language of inquiry, within a couple of days.
Family names are highlighted in bold.
Bouffard de la MRC du Granit by Pauline Bouffard and Claudette Bouffard. St-Sébastien, Quebec : Société d’histoire et de généalogie du Granit, 2018. 300 pages. Illustrations.
About Napoléon Bouffard (1872-1944) and his wife, Marie Amanda Bisson of Granit, Quebec, their 18 children, and their descendants. Napoléon was the son of Narcisse Bouffard and Marie Dion, who also lived in Granit. Jacques Bouffard, 1654-1727. Published by the Granit Historical and Genealogical Society.
Les Laferrière d’Aylmer : généalogie et histoire familiale by Alain Goderre. Val-des-Monts, Quebec : Alain Goderre, 2018. 269 pages. Illustrations. Includes bibliography.
Genealogy and family history about the Laferrières in Aylmer, Quebec. Jean Charron dit Laferrière 1644-1702.
The Phaneuf-Farnsworth family II annotated, updated, and translated by J.-M. Phaneuf, based on an original work by Friar Élie, published in 1915. Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec : J.-M. Phaneuf, 2018. 514 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index.
Original book entitled, Famille Phaneuf-Farnsworth. Montréal : La “Croix,” 1915. Claude-Mathias Fanef, 1690-1773.
The history of the Wyandotte Robitailles by Paul Robitaille, representative for the United States Robitaille Family Association. Quebec : Association des familles Robitaille, 4 September 2018. Includes bibliography.
Jean Robitaille, 1771-1807. Also about the Hurons, Great Lakes, and Oklahoma.
La première famille Ste-Marie d’Amérique (suite) : mes ancêtres Ste-Marie, 1665-2015 by Richard Ste-Marie. La Macaza, Quebec : Richard Ste-Marie, 2018?.
This document is the continuation of the book about the first Ste-Marie family in America that was published in 1990. It provides the history and other information about the first Ste-Maries in America from the first generation to the ninth, which is the author’s generation. Louis Marie Ste-Marie, about 1634-1702.
