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Preface

'TT1e Parisfi ofSaint Juks, rBollO'venture County, QC wasfonnedfrom parts of
tfle parisfles of'Maria and:New (R,jdimontf. It was createdas a ~ission on
January 21, 1891.

71i.is territory fwd 6een an integrafpart ofthe parisfies of'Maria and:N~w
(R,jclimolld"(OrigUlOffy Cascapedia), aruf6efore tfiat ofCarkton (originaffy
'fracadiecli.e) andofrBonaventure. 'TTUlt is Why wefindrecords oftfie o'riginaf
inflO6iu11lts ofSaint Juks in tfie parisfi. registers ofrBollO'venture, Carfeton,
~aria and'New cR,fthmoruf.

It waS on January 20, 1901 tflOt tfiefirst Parisfi 1<fgisterofSaInt Juks was
opened6y r£atflerJaco6 q}lqJfi, }lcting Parisfi. Priest.

On}lltgust 16, 1901 r£atfierJoseph..([)esire ~OCJljJ{(Curate ofr£atfierJac06
q}l qJfi, Parish Priest of'Maria, wflO afso s~roed the 'Micmac 'Mission of
Saint Louis rR,pi de r£rance alld"tfle ~ission ofSaint Juks) was n.amedas tlie
first Parisfi-Priest ofSain.t Jufes.

It is important to note here tfUlt Oil Septem6er 23, 1901, tfie 'Micm.ac 'Mission
ofSaillt Louis <JWi de r£rance was tfetadledfrom the Parisfi of'Maria and
attachedto tfie Parisfi ofSaint Juks. It remainedattadledto Saitlt Juks untif
Septm6er 20, 1940 When it was reattacfledto t(1e Parisfi of'Maria.

71i.e history oft(1efouniEing anddevefopment oftfie Parish ofSaint Jufes is
linkjdwitft tfie fiistory ofrBonoventure, Carfetoft, Cascapedia, ~aria aruf:New
cR,ftfi.montf.

In pu6Eisfiing tfiis Saint Jufes Parisfi 1<fgister, ouraim is tofurnisfi to
qaspesiattS, and"tlidrdescendants efsewftere, an opportunity to possess one of
tfze missing link,j 6etween tfle parish registers oftfie region previousfy pu6fisfled
6y otflerwefUJlOwn autflOrs. In addition to evofv.'ng memories ofour ancestors
and"assisting in tfle task-ofcompfetltzg tliefamily tree, tfiis'VOfume offers to
future gmerations a recordoftlie prindpa(events wliich occuredin tfwfamifus
ofSaint Juks andtfle regionfor most of tftis century. 71i.efamify fiistory is no
dou6t tfle 6est curtura(fieritage we can feave to our descendants. Starting with