Genetic Demography of Deme Formation in a Franco-American Population : 1830-1903

Sorg, Marcella Harnish

Study in biological anthropology on the immigration and settlement of French Canadians in New England, and the eventual community, then deme - or reproductive/"breeding" group - formation of Franco Americans in Old Town, Maine, through the 19th century. Study incorporates census and population analysis with community formation, utilizing five specific criteria to identify "community" : distinctiveness, smallness, homogeneity, self-sufficiency, and stability, the final of which being measured and proven by membership in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Parish of Old Town. The anthropology of a certain Franco American deme. How "deme" as a genetic, biological category differs from "community," with the Franco Americans of Old Town as case study.

Columbus, Ohio

1979

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Thesis/Dissertation

6055167;11076178;655165219

1830-1903; Old Town, Maine

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