DCHP-3

Townships

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n. pl.

eleven Quebec townships lying south of the St. Lawrence River and east of the Richelieu River, an area settled in large part by Loyalists and other American immigrants but now populated largely by French-speaking Canadians.

Quotations

1810
This grand passage to the Townships, will give to the city of Quebec some hope of independence, in procuring the necessary supplies for the growing population.
1923
As a rule the Englishman in the Townships seldom dabbles in politics. . . .
1952
They were better off for transportation here along the river, and moreover they looked upon the townships as a stronghold of the English Protestants.