It wasn't until I saw this post that it came back to mind that my Great Grandparents McCarthy & family spent a number of years in St Pierre et Miquelon. Wish I had seen it a bit earlier, prior to entering my "Introduction".
Haven't a clue why my G-Grand would have relocated there; perhaps involved with the Turbine installation. Add it to the list of family mysteries.
Don't know how many years they were there, but believe it was the birthplace of one of the daughters. I do know my Grandma spoke - and more to the point, read - only French when the family made their permanent move to North Sydney, Cape Breton. With no regard for her age, just that she had no English, the school slotted her into a much lower grade level ... with the obvious result that the teasing of an older girl being so "dumb/stupid" became just too much to bear and she left without completing. Happened over a century ago, but it's still sad to know.
Thanks for the reminder
, and the forewarning about the hardship of finding records, *and* the link for possible information!
Cheers
J