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• 1752 - Seigniory (St. Gervais) Granted September 20th, 1752, to Sieur Michel Jean Hugues Pean de Livaudiere.
  
  
• 1780 - Parish of Sts-Gervais et Protais is established
  
  Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
  
• 1832 - Église de Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais established at Saint-Gervais
  
  www.gcatholic.org
  
• 1832 - ST. GERVAIS,
  seigniory, in the co. of Bellechasee, is bounded N.E. by the T. of Armagh; S.W. by the S. of Montpeine; in the rear by the T. of Buckland; in front by the augmentations of Beaumont and St. Michel and the S. of Livaudiere. - 2 1/ 2 leagues in breadth, by the same in depth. Granted September 20th, 1752, to Sieur Michel Jean Hugues Pean de Livaudiere. - On account of the irregularity and mountainous nature of its surface, one half of the S. is unfit for cultivation, although the soil itself is not bad, being principally light-coloured loam. It abounds in timber of the best species, and is watered by the rivers du Sud, le Bras, Ruisseau du Moulin, &c. besides 4 lakes and sheets of water of minor size. - One of the principal occupations of the inhabitants during the spring is the manufacture of maple-sugar, of which they contrive to send considerable quantities to market... The village contains 30 houses... - The apparel of two-thirds of inhabitants is made of Canadian cloth, nevertheless,... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1873
  ST. GERVAIS, a flourishing post village of Quebec, co. of Bellechasse, 5 miles from St. Charles. It contains saw, grist, carding and fulling mills, and 7 or 8 stores, and has a large trade in produce and ca tie. Pop. 850.
  Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873
  
• 1890 - St Gervais
  St Gervais. vil.. Quebec. co. Bellechasse, 4 m. S. of St. Charles. and 21 m. from Quebec. P. of sub-dist. 2,215.
  The Pocket Atlas and Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada John George Bartholomew John Murdoch Harper January 1, 1890 London : J. Walker
  
• 1895 - Saint-Gervais
  Saint-Gervais, a post-village of Quebec, co. of Bellechasse, 5 miles S. of St. Charles. It has saw-, grist-, carding-, and fulling-mills, 7 or 8 stores, and a large trade. Pop. 850.
  Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
  
• 1906
  Saint-Gervais, a post-village of Bellechasse co., Quebec, 5 miles S. of St. Charles. It has saw and grist-mills.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
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