07-30-2010, 08:39 AM
Sounds like you are looking at Ancestry.com
Portneuf, Quebec is a region around Quebec City so not likely a connection to our St Colomban of present day. The family in the 1871 census is from Quebec West, Banlieue South. This is a part of Quebec City.
Back in 1871 the spelling of our St. Colomban, Quebec (near Montreal) would have been slightly different as our web site name reflects St. Columban. French language laws in Quebec changed the spelling of a lot of the original place names.
Colombe might be a closer translation to Columbus rather than Colomban but who knows. If he was born in Quebec and was catholic then you have a very good chance of finding him in the Drouin collection on Ancestry. Have to keep in mind there are many transcription errors and some pages are simply not legible due to fading or poor image quality so you may have to browse through a few hundred pages to narrow him down but start with what you know around Portneuf or Quebec City and look for a likely Parish that was often named after the town or area. You can browse by region starting from here if you have a subscription:
http://search.ancestry.ca/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1091&path=
Portneuf, Quebec is a region around Quebec City so not likely a connection to our St Colomban of present day. The family in the 1871 census is from Quebec West, Banlieue South. This is a part of Quebec City.
Back in 1871 the spelling of our St. Colomban, Quebec (near Montreal) would have been slightly different as our web site name reflects St. Columban. French language laws in Quebec changed the spelling of a lot of the original place names.
Colombe might be a closer translation to Columbus rather than Colomban but who knows. If he was born in Quebec and was catholic then you have a very good chance of finding him in the Drouin collection on Ancestry. Have to keep in mind there are many transcription errors and some pages are simply not legible due to fading or poor image quality so you may have to browse through a few hundred pages to narrow him down but start with what you know around Portneuf or Quebec City and look for a likely Parish that was often named after the town or area. You can browse by region starting from here if you have a subscription:
http://search.ancestry.ca/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1091&path=