November 6, 2010:

The Township of Longueiul, part of the original French Canadian seignory of L'Orignal, became part of
Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada), in the 1790's.

The town of L'Orignal was the seat of government for a large area which included what is now the City of Ottawa.
As such, it held most of the early land records for the settlement of townships in Eastern Ontario. The township of
Osgoode, now part of the City of Ottawa, has old land records for the pioneers in Osgoode Township. These records are
stored on Microfilm at the Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum.

Map Source: McGill University Digital County Atlas for Prescott County in 1879.



Some of the church records, transcribed and held in the Drouin Collection at ancestry.ca refer to early families from Longueil.
The following are a few records from the year 1833 which appear in the records of Notre Dame Cathedral in downtown Ottawa.

27 Apr 1833
Baptism of James, son of Hugh   and Margaret Walker of L'Orignal / Longueil 
Patrick Doyle & Ellen Culligan

27 Apr 1833
Baptism of Thomas, son of Edward Ryan and Mary Burns
John Golden (Goulden?) & Ann Butler of Longueil, LC

27 Apr 1833
Baptism of Ellen, daughter of Mallack / Malachi? Mara and Mary Kelley of Longueil
Michael Mara and Judith Coleman

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27 Apr 1833
Baptism of Bridget, daughter of Toussaint Meunier and Louise Longueil
Joseph Cousineau & Marie St. Louis

27 Apr 1833
Baptism of Sophie, daughter of Antoine Franche and Hypolite Meanrd Longueil
Augustin Menard & Victoire Louis

29 Apr 1833
Baptism of Joseph, son of George Ross and Mary Blondeau   Longueil, LC
John Shea & Ellen Kennedy

30 Apr 1833
Baptism of John, son of John McNamara and Mary Moran   Longueil
John Owen McMaster & Mary Butler




Last Name First Name County Township Town Occupation Birthplace  (Source: McGill University Digital County Atlas, 1879)

Allen  G.L  Prescott  Longueuil  Cassburn Teacher, S.S. No. 4  Longueuil Tp., Canada   

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Barton  Gustavus  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Ireland   

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Bertrand  David  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer, Stock-breeder  Longueuil Tp., Canada   

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Bertrand  J. Baptiste  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Quebec, Canada   

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Bertrand  Octave  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Quebec, Canada  

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Brock   Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Vermont, United States   

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Buchan  Andrew  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer   

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Buchanan  C.  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Estate Owner    

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Butterfield  John  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Ex-warden    

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Butterfield  John  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Ex-warden    

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Cameron   Prescott  Longueuil     GO 

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Campbell  R.G.  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer, Carpenter  Scotland   

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Cass  Alfred  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer, Hop grower, Nursery man  Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada   

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Clark  Justin  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Vermont, United States   

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Dumars  Godfrey  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Quebec, Canada   

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Grant   Prescott  Longueuil      

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Hay  Howard  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal School Teacher, S.S. No. 3  Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada   

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Hayes  John  Prescott  Longueuil  Henry School Teacher, S.S. No. 5  Longueuil Tp., Canada   

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Johnson  E.P.  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Merchant  Longueuil Tp., Canada   

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Labelle  A.  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Carriage Maker  Quebec, Canada   

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Labelle  W.  Prescott  Longueuil   Proprietor, Hotel  Quebec, Canada   

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Little  Watson  Prescott  Longueuil  L'Orignal Printer  Ireland   

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Marston  J.C.  Prescott  Longueuil    Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada   

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Milner  Thomas  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  England  

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Murray  James Sr.  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Ireland   

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Walker  Stewart  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer  Longueuil Tp., Canada   

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Winters  Frederick  Prescott  Longueuil   Farmer, Wood Merchant  Longueuil Tp., Canada 


November 9, 2010:

Map of Montreal and the Longueil Seignory in 1813
Map Source: The Lochaber Emigrants to Glengarry, page 45

 


  


 November 23, 2010:

While living in Longueiul in the early 1850's, with his wife and daughter, the artist, Cornelius Krieghoff was a 
neighbour of A.Y. Jackson's Grandfather, who bought some of Krieghoff's paintings.

By 1861, the Krieghoff family was living in Quebec City with John Budden, who convinced Krieghoff to move there
from Longueuil by offering to be his agent in a far larger market area for artists. Here is the Krieghoff family and John Budden
in the 1861 census for Canada East, Quebec City. (Source: ancestry.ca).
Krieghoff was born in Holland.



The Ice Bridge at Longue-Pointe, 1847 or 1848, by Cornelius Krieghoff
Painting Source: National Gallery of Canada