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1832-[1990] (Creation)
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- Jesuits of Upper Canada
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96 cm of textual material and other material
Note: Includes 147 photographs and 6 graphic materials
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In the aftermath of the Society of Jesus’ return to North America in the 1840s, Jesuit missionaries set out to establish residences in northern Upper Canada. Jesuit priests settled along the Kaministiquia River in 1848-1849 in what became the Fort William First Nations Reserve. Missionaries subsequently built a school and an orphanage in 1860, along with a modest church which was rebuilt in 1900 after a fire destroyed the building.
Jesuit missionaries travelled long distances to establish and maintain missions located north of Lake Superior. They were often responsible for several parishes. In addition to the Fort William Mission, these included the Nipigon Mission, Longlac, St. Frances and Kenora parishes, Pic River and Mobert Missions, Gull Bay, Heron Bay, Mountain Road, Garden River, South Bay, Squaw Bay Mission, and what was called the Canadian Pacific Railway Mission, among others. Missionaries were responsible for setting up schools, and for the thousands of catholic parishioners situated across vast territories in Northern Ontario.
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The material has been accumulated and collected by the Upper Canada Province. It was transferred to The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada, located in Montreal, in 2009.
Scope and content
This fonds provides information on the history of the Fort William Mission and the surrounding area. It contains historical brochures and diaries about the Fort William Mission. It documents the missionary activities of the region. It also provides an account of Jesuit activities with the Indigenous communities in the area, including marriage licenses, lease agreements, and various contracts.
The fonds contains some correspondence of Nicolas Fremiot, S.J., detailing his activities in the region, as well as other correspondence by Jesuit priests involved in the Northern Ontario missions.
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Consultation of documents containing personal information on third parties could be forbidden
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Some documents may be subject to copyright. Use and reproduction of archival documents must be done with the permission of The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada.
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- Maurice, William (Subject)
- Nelligan, Francis J. (Subject)
- Frémiot, Nicolas (Subject)
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2021-11-08