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Terrebonne, Québec
The current City of Terrebonne, incorporated in 2001, covers 155.48 square kilometers, comprising the territories of the cities of Lachenaie, La Plaine and Terrebonne and along the Mille-Îles River.
The city of Terrebonne belongs to the administrative region of Lanaudière and is part of the regional county municipality of Les Moulins, but it is also in the Metropolitan Community of Montreal.
The city takes its name from the seigneury of Terrebonne or Terbonne, granted in 1673 on the banks of the Rivière des Mille-Îles to André Daulier Des Landes. The domination is attributed to him because of the fertility of the land.
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History, News and Stories of Terrebonne, Québec, Canada

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Churches
Listed in Drouin Collection:
Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
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The city takes its name from the seigneury of Terrebonne or Terbonne, granted in 1673 on the banks of the Rivière des Mille-Îles to André Daulier Des Landes. The domination is attributed to him because of the fertility of the land.
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1723 - Église de Saint-Louis-de-France established in Terrebonne (gcatholic.org)
In 1722, the boundaries of the parish of Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne were delimited and the first church was built there in 1734, the first manor a year later. Two mills - one saw and another flour are also built there.
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1731 - September 30, 1731 - Building of First armed warship in New France, at Terrebonne.
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1832 - TERREBONNE,
seigniory, in the co. of Terrebonne, is bounded N.E. by Lachenaye; S.W. by the S. of the Riviere du Chene and by Blainville; in the rear by Abercrombie and Kilkenny; in the front by the R. St. John or Jesus. - Two leagues in front by 6 in depth. Granted in 3 parts; the 1st part, Dec. 23, 1673, two... Read MORE...
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1835 - Terrebonne
The village of Terrebonne is the principal place, and is situated in the south-east corner of the seigniory of the same name. Population of the county in 1831, 16,623.
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF LOWER CANADA by ZADOCK THOMPSON, A.M.January 1, 1835
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The parish municipality was created in 1855.
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1873
TERREBONNE, a county in the S.W. part of Quebec, has an area of 345,302 acres. It is drained by the North River, which flows into the Ottawa, and otter small streams. Capital, St. Jerome. Pop. 19,591.
TERREBONNE, an incorporated town of Quebec, in the co. of Terrebonne, beautifully situated on... Read MORE...
1892 - Fire
At Terrebonne, Quebec, John Moddy & Son's agricultural implement factory, which gives employment to over 100 hands, was destroyed by fire last night, with its many finished and unfinished implements. The loss is $75,000.
Patriot
Pennsylvania
May 3, 1892
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1895 - Terrebonne
Terrebonne, a town of Quebec, in the co. of Terrebonne, on the river Jesus (a branch of the Ottawa), 16 mi. N. of Montreal. It has a Roman Catholic college with 17 professors and an average attendance of 200 pupils, 2 churches, saw-, grist-, and carding-mills, and manufactories of cloth, leather,... Read MORE...
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TERREBONNE, QUEBEC, CANADA
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1906
Terrebonne, a banking town of Terrebonne co., Quebec, on the river Jesus (a branch of the Ottawa), 16 miles N. of Montreal, on the Canadian Pacific R. It has a Roman Catholic college, saw, grist and carding-mills, tanneries, and manufactories of agricultural implements. Pop. in 1901, 1822.
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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Terrebonne
Terrebonne, Qué, City, pop 80 531 (based on the 2001c), 42 214 (1996c), 39 700 (1991c), area 154.41 km2, inc 2001, was created by the amalgamation of the former municipalities of LACHENAIE, LA PLAINE and Terrebonne. Terrebonne dates back to 1853 and was first incorporated as a city in 1860 and then ... Read MORE...
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