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The loyalists, mostly Irish, were the first white settlers to settle on our land. There were many such immigrants from Ireland around the 1840s . Then, the arrival of French Canadians upset the demographic balance; the new arrivals quickly formed the majority of the population...
It was at this time, by decree of June 6, 1858 , that the parish of St-Joachim-de-Shefford was erected and its history began. The northern part of the township of Shefford and the southern part of that of Roxton were united and formed the territory of the new parish...
The Act constituting the Parish of St-Joachim-de-Shefford as a municipality was assented to June 10, 1884...
In accordance with article 25, LRQ, CO-9), the name of the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford changed to that of Municipalité de Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford on August 19, 2011.
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- 1832 - Shefford,
township, in the co. of Shefford, is bounded E. by Stukely; W. by Granby; N. by Roxton; S. by Brome. The surface is uneven, and towards the west...Read MORE... - 1858 - Église de Saint-Joachim established at Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
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Église de Saint-Joachim
655, rue Principale, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, QUÉBEC
Established 1858
Source: Google maps
Photograph- 1895 - Saint Joachim de Shefford
Saint Joachim de Shefford, six tho'A'kis' deh sheffort', a post-village in Shefford co., Quebec, 9 miles N. of Waterloo.
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 - 1895 - St. Joachim de Shefford
ST. JOACHIM DE SHEFFORD, a post village in Shefford co., Que., on the River Marois, 4 miles from Savage's Mills, on the C. P. R. It contains 2...Read MORE... - 1906
Saint Joachim de Shefford, a post-village of Shefford co., Quebec, 9 miles N. of Waterloo. Pop. 100.
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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 - Église de Saint-Joachim
655, rue Principale, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, QUÉBEC
Established 1858
Source: Google maps)
Église de Saint-Joachim
655, rue Principale, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, QUÉBEC
Established 1858
Source: Google maps
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1832 - Shefford,
township, in the co. of Shefford, is bounded E. by Stukely; W. by Granby; N. by Roxton; S. by Brome. The surface is uneven, and towards the west... Read MORE...
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1858 - Église de Saint-Joachim established at Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
www.gcatholic.org
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1895 - St. Joachim de Shefford
ST. JOACHIM DE SHEFFORD, a post village in Shefford co., Que., on the River Marois, 4 miles from Savage's Mills, on the C. P. R. It contains 2... Read MORE...
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1895 - Saint Joachim de Shefford
Saint Joachim de Shefford, six tho'A'kis' deh sheffort', a post-village in Shefford co., Quebec, 9 miles N. of Waterloo.
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
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1906
Saint Joachim de Shefford, a post-village of Shefford co., Quebec, 9 miles N. of Waterloo. Pop. 100.
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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