Picture mat with the name "Francois Rondeau" on it.

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Object Description

Object Name

Picture mat

Object ID

1967.007.075

Title

Picture mat with the name "Francois Rondeau" on it.

Description

A large white sheet of paper in landscape format with an oval hole towards the top centre for a photograph. Arched around the oval is text "Heureux ceux qui procurent la paix; car ils seront appeles enfants de Dieu Matt--5--9." Above are three arches with text "a la cloire de Dieu et en memoire de". Underneath the oval is a cross, a crown and the name "Francois Rondeau", followed by text: "pendant trente ans missionnaire dans la province de Quebec, et huit ans a Ottawa. Deux ans instituteur a la Pointe-Aux-Trembles. Il occupa la chaire de l'eglise de Grenville et d'Ottawa. Ne le 4 Decembre 1834 a Ste Elizabeth Quebec. Il entra au repos le 12 Avril 1911 a Hull Que. Canada." In the bottom right corner "C.J. Fresque" is printed.

People/Subject

Rondeau, Francois

Francois Rondeau was a well known missionary and long time resident of Hull, Quebec. He was born at Ste. Elizabeth, Quebec in 1835. His family was one of the first Protestant families in the area. Mr Rondeau studied at Point aux Trembles. For 25 years he was the representative elder of St. Mark's French Presbyterian Church, Ottawa. He married Miss Mary Seylaz in 1867. They had a daughter and one son. Rev. Francois Rondeau died on April 12, 1911. His granddaughter would settle in the White Rock area. Today Hull is part of the city of Gatineau.

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