History of Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada

In 1913, the urbanized part of the parish separated to form the village of Sainte-Marie which obtained city status on April 9, 1958. In 1978, the parish and the city came together again.

seigniory, in the co. of Beace, is bounded N.E. by the T. of Frampton and the S. of Jolliet; S.W. by St. Giles; in the rear by St. Joseph; in front by St. Etienne. - 3 leagues broad and 2 deep, according to the title. Granted Sept. 23, 1736, to Sieur Taschereau. The principal proprietors now are O. Perrault, Chas. Taschereau, E. Taschereau, Geo. Taschereau, and __ Fortier, Esqrs... The Village of Ste. Marie is the largest and most flourishing on the Chaudiere; it consists of 39 houses, including the manor-house, two seignorial houses, a custom-house and two good inns; this is also a church with a parsonage-house. At the convent, a well-built stone edifice of 2 stores, 20 to 25 girls are instructed. There are two annual fairs, one held in March and the other in Sept. - In this S. there are nearly 900 families. The number of persons both willing and able to make new settlements is not considerable, as may be inferred from the fact, that all those young persons who have lately taken...

LA BEAUCE, or STE. MARIE, a flourishing post village in Beauce co., Que., on the S. shore of the River Chaudiere, 30 miles from Quebec. It contains a number of mills and stores, a fine college, 4 hotels, an iron foundry, several tanneries, and copper and manganese mines. Pop. 1,000.

STE. MARIE DE LA BEAUCE. Beauce co., Que. See La Beauce.

La Beauce, or Sainte Marie de la Beauce, a post-village in Beauce co., Quebec, on the S. shore of the river Chaudiere, 30 1/ 2 miles by rail S. of Quebec. It has mills and stores, a college, 4 hotels, an iron-foundry, tanneries, and copper- and manganese-mines. Pop. 1000.