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Grosse Ile (literally: large island) is an island off the port of Quebec City, Quebec in the St. Lawrence River. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grosse Ile, Quebec. ... Motto: « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Québec Official logo Provincial region Province Country Capitale-Nationale Québec Canada Gentilé Québécois, Québécoise Mayor Jean-Paul LAllier 1989-Dec. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...

From 1832 to 1937 it was used for the quarantine of immigrants. Many of the prospective immigrants were disease ridden and never made it off the island. 6000 are buried there. In 1847 during the typhus epidemic, the immigrants arriving from Ireland on the coffin ships - overcrowded freighters that people escaping the famine were crammed into - died in the thousands. Grosse Ile is the site of the Irish Memorial Historic Site which is a National Memorial site of the Canadian Government to honour those who did not make it ashore. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Epidemic typhus. ... A coffin ship was the name given to the ships that carried Irish emmigrants escaping the effects of the potato famine. ...

From this sadness came a great and lasting success. The children of those who died were adopted into the French-Canadian population and allowed to keep their Irish names. From them have come Premiers (Prime Ministers), Cabinet Ministers and Publishers in the Province of Quebec. Today among French speakers of Quebec, Johnson, O'Neill and Ryan are common names. A premier is an executive official of government. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ...

Coordinates: 47°02′N, 70°40′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...