Continuous presence of Protestants 1632-1685

• Many Protestants came to New-France with the return of the French

• Many merchant of La Rochelle maintain clerks in New-France

• Their presence was enough important to have Vatican to intervene to the French authorities

Notes:

• Continuous presence of Protestants 1632-1685
  

• When French came back to New-France in 1632, we know that even if the company chart forbid Huguenots to immigrate, many came to New-France. The trade with the colony depends largely on the merchants of La Rochelle and many are Huguenots. They will came annually in New-France and will maintain clerks for their trade, mainly in Quebec city.

• Other Huguenots will settle in the colony, their number was sufficient to have the Vatican authorities to intervene to the French administration. They insist that no Huguenots should settle in Canada.