Frampton, Quebec
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La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Nouvelle-Beauce is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, in Chaudière-Appalaches, along the Chaudière River....
, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
administrative region.
After the War of 1812
War of 1812
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, in the time of land grants were given to soldiers in the region as reward for their service to the British Crown. Brothers William and Gilbert Henderson, originally of the Shetland Islands, and Pierre-Edouard Desbarats, partnered in developing Frampton Township along with the surrounding towns of Saint Malachie
Saint-Malachie, Quebec
Saint-Malachie is a village of 1,300 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. The Etchemin River goes through the municipality....
, where both Henderson brothers are laid to rest, and Standon Township
Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec
Saint-Léon-de-Standon is a village of 1,200 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. The Etchemin River goes through the municipality.-See also:*St. Leon...
. The towns grew with the influx of Irish immigrants to Canada after the war. It is said that the well-read William Henderson gave the town the name Frampton in honor of Mary Frampton, an author in England from that period.
In 1844, the 1,662 inhabitants of Frampton were almost exclusively Irish
Irish Quebecers
Irish Quebecers are residents of the Canadian province of Quebec who have Irish ancestry. In 2006, there were 406,085 Quebecers who identified themselves as having partial or exclusive Irish descent in Quebec, representing 5.5% of the population...
and English speaking. But after 100 years, this Irish community had practically vanished due to recessions, chain migration
Chain migration
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s to New England
New England
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, Western Canada
Western Canada
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and Western United States
Western United States
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and also assimilation
Cultural assimilation
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to the French Canadian
French Canadian
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culture.