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| The year 2003 will mark the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the Great Recruitment, the 100 or so men who came to save the fledgling colony, in Montreal. The same ship also carried a few women, including Marguerite Bourgeoys, who came over to open a school in Ville-Marie, at the request of Sieur de Maisonneuve, the founder of Montreal. After a two-year absence, De Maisonneuve returned from France with over 100 colonists. He also brought back a teacher, Marguerite Bourgeoys, and a few other women. All of Ville-Marie celebrated! But what about the 100 men recruited in 1653? Which part of France did they hail from? What were their trades? How was their crossing? We invite you to follow in the steps of these men and women and share their adventures, through this historical column, a new feature on the Maison Saint-Gabriel site. |
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