The first Mapley to Quebec was Massachusetts-based Matthew Mapley in a raid during the Second Indian War (1688 - 1697).
However, no further family visitor/settlers are on record until the 19th Century. The appeal of prairie farming drew migrants west to ==> Manitoba,
==> Saskatchewan in the 1870's, and the newly developed Canadian oil and gas industry
at the beginning of the 20th Century drew migrants still further west, with Mableys moving onwards
to ==> Alberta.
Go to Quebec Censuses 1891-1921 ==> 1st. Quebec Generation S John Mabley (20/12/1871 - ), m. Georgina (28/10/1871 - ) in x Elizabeth Mabley (1864 - ) Bruce J Mabley (1885 - ), m. Hazel May (1888 - ) in x
After the American Revolution, the territory called Lower Canada welcomed many English-speaking Loyalists
alongside its French-speaking majority. Further Quebec migrants of English descent arrived as part of the Great
Migration post 1815, with the East Coast being the first port of call. The 2 major cities, Montreal and Quebec
were the initial draw for new migrants, with farming developing south of the St Lawrence river towards the
American border.
Initially most of Quebec’s English immigrants came from the north of England.
The English were mainly concentrated in the Eastern Townships – especially in the southern half. Some had come
directly from England while others were descended from Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States in the
late 18th century. The 1881 Census reveals that the English were the dominant ethnic group in eight of the
seventeen townships nearest the American border. Many poor people were assisted to emigrate to British American
Land Company lands in the Eastern Townships during the 1830s creating numerous communities across several townships.
Ontario's better land and climate, the declining importance of the timber trade and the rising dominance of
French culture made Quebec progressively less attractive to later English settlers.
An early Quebec farmstead
S John came from England in 1894. Their canadian-born Child :-
Elizabeth emigrated with her family in 1907. Her Children :-
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