Family life and sociability in Upper and Lower Canada, 1780-1870 : a view from diaries and family correspondence /
"Drawing from diaries, family correspondence, and other archival sources, Family Life and Sociability in Upper and Lower Canada, 1780-1870 is an intimate look at everyday life, relationships, and community in early Canada. Noel illuminates the lives of anglophone and francophone couples of diff...
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2003
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART ONE: THE COUPLE
- 1 Courtship and Engagement
- 2 Marriage
- 3 Housekeeping and Household Production
- 4 Married Life
- PART TWO: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- Introduction
- 5 Childbirth and Infancy
- 6 Childhood
- 7 Childhood Accidents, Illness, and Death
- 8 Parent-Child Relationships
- PART THREE: KINSHIP AND COMMUNITY
- Introduction
- 9 Domestic Rituals and Celebrations
- 10 Family Sociability
- 11 Mutual Assistance and Reciprocity
- 12 Family Correspondence
- ConclusionAppendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
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