Description

Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Sandwich (now WIndsor) is the oldest church in Essex County.  It existed under the New France as well as the British era.  It was established as a mission in the summer of 1767 and was called the Mission of our Lady of the Assumption among the Hurons of Detroit.  In 1742 it was moved to the south end of Bois Blanc (now Boblo Island). In May of 1747 the mission was destroyed by rebel Hurons and was rebuilt on the south shore at the bend of the Detroit RIver in a tract of land given to the church by the Hurons . This place was called La Pointe de Montréal. New settlers began to arrive from Quebec in 1749 and many were granted land on the south shore of the river, and soon Assumption church on the south shore became their place of worship.

This publication was prepared by the French Research Centre and contains the burial records of Assumption Church from 1749-2018.  The sources for the burials were:

Registres de la paroisse de Ste-Anne de Detroit, 1749 ii 1790
Ste-Anne, Detroit Parish Registers 1749 to 1790
Registres de la paroisse de l’Assomption, 1752 ii 1985
Assumption Parish Registers, 1752 to 1985
– Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records, Drouin Microfilm Collection
– Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records, 1760-1910, Family Search, https://familysearch.org
Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Births, 1869-1913, A~chives of Ontario, Toronto. (O.B .. R.)
Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Archives of Ontario, Toronto. (O.M.R.)
Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1936, Archives of Ontario, Toronto. (OD.R.)
United States Marriages. Family Search, https://familysearch.org
Denissen, French Families of the Detroit River Region, I 701-1936, Vols. I and 2
Notre collection d’histoires et de genealogies de families locales

There are 799 pages.

Hard copies of the book may be purchased at the French Research Centre for $90.00CA.

If you are a member of the Essex County Branch of Ontario Ancestors, these books are available to view in the Members Library.