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• 1702 - Seigniory (Vaudreuil) Granted, Oct. 12, 1702, to Mr. de Vaudreuil.
  The seigneury of Vaudreuil-Soulanges was granted to Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil in 1702, but under the French regime, there were only 90 settler families there.
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• 1713 – Jurisdiction of the Government of Montreal begins to the west of Maskinongé, Quebec and Yamaska and ends at the extremity of the inhabited area, namely fort Saint-Jean, Châteauguay and Vaudreuil
  
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• 1763 - Seigneury sold
  1763 (April 2) Sale of her share of the seigneury of Vaudreuil by Louise-Thérèse Fleury de la Gorgendière, in the name of her husband, Pierre-François Rigaud de Vaudreuil, to Michel Chartier de Lotbinière. (April 12) Sale of their share of the seigneury by Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil and his... Read MORE...
  
  
• Seigneury begins to grow
  The development of the seigneury began around 1765, with the growth of commercial travel to Western Canada along the Ottawa River and after the sale, on April 2, 1763, of the seigneury of Vaudreuil by the wife of Pierre-François from Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Mrs. Louise-Thérèse Fleury de la Gorgendière ... Read MORE...
  
  
• In 1765, Michel Chartier de Lotbinière built a seigniorial manor.
  
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• 1773 - Église de Saint-Michel established at Vaudreuil
  
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• 1832 - VAUDREUIL,
  seigniory, in the co. of Vaudreuil, is bounded N. by the Lake of Two Mountains; S. by Soulange; W. by Rigaud; E. by the narrow channel that separates it from Isle Perrot. - 4 leagues in front, and 1 1/ 2 league in the broadest part and half a league in its narrowest. Granted, Oct. 12, 1702, to Mr.... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1837 - July 30, 1837 - Rebellion of 1837 - Patriotes hold illegal protest meeting at Vaudreuil
  
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• The parish of Vaudreuil was incorporated in 1845 and the first assembly of Vaudreuil residents elected its first mayor, Mr. Hyacinthe F. Charlebois, on July 14, 1845.
  
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• 1873
  VAUDREUIL, a county of Quebec, situated in the S.W. part of the province, bounded on the S.E. by the St. Lawrence River, and on the N. by the Lake of Two Mountains. It is watered by the River DeLisle and several other streams, and traversed by the Grand Trunk railway. Area 116,500 acres. Pop.... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1895 - Vaudreuil
  VAUDREUIL, a county of Quebec, situated in the south-west part of the province, bounded on the south-east by the St. Lawrence, and on the north by the Lake of Two Mountains, on the G. T. R. and C. P. R. It is watered by the River DeLisle and several other streams. Area 117,034 acres. Pop. in 1871,... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1906
  Vaudreuil, a post-village of Quebec, capital of Vaudreuil co., on the river St. Lawrence, 24 miles W. of MOntral. Pop. in 1901, 385.
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• Vaudreuil-Dorion
  Vaudreuil-Dorion, Qué, City, pop 25 789 (2006c), 19 920 (2001c), inc 1994. Vaudreuil-Dorion is the result of the merger of 2 sister towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion. Vaudreuil-Dorion is located about 50 km west of Montréal, opposite PINCOURT on Île Perrot on the south shore of Lac des... Read MORE...
  
  
• The new city of Vaudreuil-Dorion is the result of the merger of the cities of Vaudeuil and Dorion, which occurred on March 16, 1984.
  
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