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'''Henri-Raymond Casgrain''' (December 16, 1831 – February 11, 1904) was a [[French Canadian]] [[Roman Catholic]] priest, author, publisher, and historian.
'''Henri-Raymond Casgrain''' (December 16, 1831 – February 11, 1904) was a [[French Canadian]] [[Roman Catholic]] priest, author, publisher, and professor of history.


==Life==
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Born in [[Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec|Rivière-Ouelle]], [[Lower Canada]], the son [[Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain]] and Eliza Anne Baby, he studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.<ref>{{DictCanbio|ID=6619}}</ref>

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Born in [[Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec|Rivière-Ouelle]], [[Lower Canada]], the son [[Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain]] and Eliza Anne Baby, Casgrain studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.<ref>{{DictCanbio|ID=6619}}</ref>

In 1877, he was awarded a doctorate of history from the [[Universite Laval]], where he would remain as professor.

He wrote primarily on [[New France]] and its personalities, such as [[Samuel de Champlain]], [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and his aide-de-camp [[Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis]].


From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].
From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].
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* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=00528 ''Pélerinage au pays d'Évangéline'' (1855)]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=00528 ''Pélerinage au pays d'Évangéline'' (1855)]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=26852 ''Histoire de la Mère Marie de l'Incarnation'' (1864)]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=26852 ''Histoire de la Mère Marie de l'Incarnation'' (1864)]
* ''Découverte du tombeau de Champlain'' (1866) with Laverdiere
* ''Histoire de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec'' (1878)
* ''Histoire de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec'' (1878)
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4693 ''Une paroisse canadienne au XVIIe siècle'' (1880)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104517/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4693 ''Une paroisse canadienne au XVIIe siècle'' (1880)]
* ''Histoire de l'asile du Bon-Pasteur de Québec'' (1890)
* ''Histoire de l'asile du Bon-Pasteur de Québec'' (1890)
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3182 ''Montcalm et Lévis'' (1891)]
* ''Guerre du Canada: Montcalm et Lévis'' (1891, v.1)
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=694144 ''Les français au Canada: Montcalm et Lévis'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082926/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3182 ''Guerre du Canada: Montcalm et Lévis'' (1891, v.2)]
* ''Les français au Canada: Montcalm et Lévis''
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1380 ''Une seconde Acadie'' (1894)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929100155/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1380 ''Une seconde Acadie'' (1894)]
* ''Les Sulpiciens et les prêtres des Missions étrangères en Acadie''(1897)
* ''Les Sulpiciens et les prêtres des Missions étrangères en Acadie''(1897)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160624060512/http://ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=11828 ''Éclaircissements sur la question acadienne'']
* ''Champlain : sa vie et son caractère'' (1898)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Francis Parkman]]
* [[Francis Parkman]]
* [[Montcalm and Wolfe]]
* ''[[Montcalm and Wolfe]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Henri-Raymond Casgrain}}

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Henri-Raymond Casgrain
Born(1831-12-16)December 16, 1831
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
DiedFebruary 11, 1904(1904-02-11) (aged 72)
Quebec City, Quebec
TitlePresident of the Royal Society of Canada
Term1889–1890
PredecessorSandford Fleming
SuccessorGeorge Monro Grant
RelativesCharles-Eusèbe Casgrain, father

Henri-Raymond Casgrain (December 16, 1831 – February 11, 1904) was a French Canadian Roman Catholic priest, author, publisher, and professor of history.

Life

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Born in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada, the son Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain and Eliza Anne Baby, Casgrain studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.[1]

In 1877, he was awarded a doctorate of history from the Universite Laval, where he would remain as professor.

He wrote primarily on New France and its personalities, such as Samuel de Champlain, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his aide-de-camp Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis.

From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada.

Selected bibliography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Henri-Raymond Casgrain". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Henri-Raymond Casgrain". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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