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Fact du jour – Famine ships

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Gail Dever

In 1847, the total number of deaths among immigrants heading for Quebec City is estimated at 17,477, and the vast majority were Irish. Of these, 3,879 are buried at Grosse Ile and about another 5,000 are buried at the Pointe-Saint-Charles sheds in … Continue reading →

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