All too often the religious and cultural experiences of British North
Americans have been analysed without reference to the world of the
Atlantic empire. This book seeks to redress this by demonstrating that
transatlantic connections continued to shape the history of the Anglican
church in Quebec throughout the 19th century. To achieve this Richard
Vaudry traces the migration of both English and Irish Protestants and
examines the careers of various prominent Quebec Anglicans, including
Jacob, Eliza and George Mountain, Jasper Hume Nicolls, Henry Roe,
Jonathan and Edmund Willoughby Sewell, and finally Jeffrey Hale -
families with impeccable imperial credentials. By stressing the
importance of an imperial, transatlantic culture, Vaudry offers a fresh
and innovative look at the history of the Anglican church in 18th- and
19th-century Quebec.