The family of Chief Justice Jonathan Sewell (1766 - 1839) appears to have connected with several addresses in Quebec City. The home of Jonathan Sewell appears to have been 87 St. Louis Street (Rue St. Louis) as indicated on the plaque above. Rev. Edmund Willoughby Sewell, a son of Jonathan Sewell, "was born in the house on St. Louis St., on the 3rd day of September, 1800 . . . .." (Rev. A. R. Beverley, "Trinty Church - A Historical Sketch", 1911.) Chief Justice Jonathan Sewell died at 87 St. Louis Street on November 12, 1839 as shown on the plaque above.

Thanks to Estelle Hughes for the following photos of the home at 87 Rue St. Louis:

above: 87 Rue St. Louis, Quebec, QC.  left: close up of front door.      Estelle Hughes wrote: "Mary, Pat, Sue and I climbed the steps and rang the bell but no one answered. It seems to be apartments now."      The house numbers below indicating "87A" and "87" would also indicate the house has been broken up into flats or apartments. Thanks to Estelle Hughes for the photos and information. Estelle also collected much of the information shown on our  Mayflower Page.

• 39, 41 & 43 St. Ursule Street:  ". . . 39, 41, 42 rue Sainte Ursule - constructed in 1820-21, owned by Chief Justice Jonathan Sewell." (John George Melvin Clark, 1910 - 1996, quoted by W. Darcy McKeough, Sewell Family Tree, privately published, 2000, page 41-5-C-57.  Mr. Clark was the husband of Eleanor Louise Temple, 1916 - 1990, a great X2 granddaughter of Jonathan Sewell.)

• 41 St. Ursule Street: "Rev. E. W. Sewell . . . died at his residence, 41 St. Ursule Str., Quebec, October 24th, in his ninety-first year of his age." (Rev. A. R. Beverley, Trinty Church - A Historical Sketch, 1911)

• 43 St. Ursule Street: Professor Theodore P. Wright, Jr. wrote: "We . . . stayed at La Maison Acadienne within the walled city. What was my amazement to read in a brochure the hotel provided that the building was the home of Chief Justice Jonathan Sewell, built about 1823!" (Prof. Theodore P. Wright, Jr., letter, March 2, 1996) The name of La Maison Acadienne has since changed to Hotel Acadia, the address of which is 43 Rue Sainte-Ursule, Quebec City. This is "down the street and around the corner" from the house on St. Louis Street. Try consulting a map from Multimap or MapQuest. Please note that these free map sites may have a problem with modern English vs. regional Quebec spellings; and while the streets are usually shown correctly, they don't always show the exact accurate location for a given address. More on Hotel Acadia and La Maision Acadienne can be found at:
• Trip Advisor   http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g155033-d226466-Reviews-Hotel_Acadia-Quebec_City_Quebec.html
• Quebec Plus   http://www.quebecplus.ca/portalf/profile.do?categoryID=9&contentType=0&profileID=140283
• Hotel Rates   http://www.hotel-rates.com/canada/quebec/quebec/hotel-acadia.html