People of Bécancour

• Andre
• Awasos
• Bernard
• Bibelimete
• Chaugoulain
• Chawiwamette
• Chiche
• Constant
• Etienne
• Francis
• Ignace
• Janette
• Joseph
• Labroche
• Marie
• Metzalanbanlette
• Miquois (Squirrel)
• Mitchell
• Mountain
• Neptune
• Paguanquois
• Quatre Patte
• Regisse
• Thomas
• Tomaquois (Beaver)

Places

• Coleraine Reserve (1853-1882)

Events

• 1704 Jesuits establish a mission here for the Amasacontee
• Census Record - 1841 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1843 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1844 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1845 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1850 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1851 Wolinak (Bécancour)
• Census Record - 1852 Wolinak (Bécancour)

Culture

• unknown or not yet researched

Miscellaneous

• People of Bécancour Prior to 1800

Megantic County PQ

• All of Megantic County was used extensively for Abenaki hunting and fishing, and fairly large camps of wigwams were there when the English arrived.
• everyone knew [Peter Mountain] and "of course everyone knew Molly and Piel by their names and by their characteristics"
• Peter Mountain was well known in the area and is said to have been very helpful to the settlers in teaching them native ways
• Peter the Indian [Peter Mountain] lived around 2nd/3rd Range of Inverness Township
• Peter Mountain travelled the country side "bare assed" [dressed in breech cloth]
• The Abenaki camped at the head of Lake Joseph gave fish to the Arran Scots when they arrived at Inverness in 1829
• Coleraine was the site of an Abenaki Reserve from 1853 to 1882. The Abenakis of Wolinak occupied the reserve which circled Little Lake St-Francis

Source: Gwen Barry
Megantic County Historian

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