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In the French Canadian / Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin (www.FCGW) Quarterly Magazine dated Vol.14,
#2, Winter 99-2000 there is an outstanding article that describes "The Huguenots of New France" by Joyce Banachowski...she points out that many of the leaders of New France were Huguenots including Samuel de Champlain who claimed to be Huguenot but also Catholic when convenient...she goes on to list 7 early governors of New France who were Huguenots (French Protestants)...the 1st colonizer was Pierre du Guast, Sieur de Monts who was recalled by the King however because of his religion.
Because the Huguenots were among the most skilled and educated class of France, they were much in demand in setting up business in New France...they had the business and trading firms already well established...In 1629 French Huguenots under the leadership of David Kirke were able to capture Quebec ...after this surrender, Champlain, the clergy, and those who chose to leave Quebec were taken by the Huguenot ship to Tadoussac and then back to England...Quebec was returned to France in 1632 with the signing of the treaty of St. Germaine en Laye...By 1646 the Jesuits in New France had to deal with the Huguenot merchants of La Rochelle in order to get any supplies...this caused much conflict...
Godfrey Nims could well have come from a Huguenot upbringing in Canada...there was a lessor tolerant attitude in Canada starting in 1659...which caused some Huguenots to leave for MA and NY...
Many U.S. Presidents have Huguenot ancestors...George Washington, John Adams and John Q. Adams, Eisenhower, both Roosevelts, Grant, Hamilton, Truman, Lincoln, and many others such as Paul Revere(Rivoire)
Davy Crockett (Crocketagne) Senator Bob LaFollette (WI)
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