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L'Islet, Québec
L'Islet is located within the former seigneuries of L'Islet-St-Jean and Bonsecours (granted 1677).
Before the arrival of the first resident parish priest in 1745, L'Islet was served by missionary priests, and the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-L'Islet was founded in 1721. Until the end of the 19th century, agriculture was the principal economic activity.
The arrival of the railway in 1860 brought some industrial development: several brickworks exploited but soon exhausted the local clay deposits; a foundry that was in operation for several years has more recently become a trailer factory; a large cabinetmaking enterprise also established several shops in the village.
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- 1677 - Seigniory (L'Islet) granted May 17, 1677, to Demoiselle Genevieve Couillard
- 1679 - Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours-de-l'Islet is established at L'islet
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal - 1721 - Église de Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours is established at L'Islet
www.gcatholic.org - 1832 - L'ISLET,
seigniory, in the co. of L'Islet is bounded by the St. Lawrence in front; by Lessard in the rear, and lies between Bonsecours and St. Jean Port Joli. ...Read MORE... 
1837 - Horrible Murder Attempt
The Canadian of Monday gives an account of a horrible attempt at murder in the parish of L'Islet, under circumstances of almost unparalleled...Read MORE...- 1837 - June 26 - Rebellion of 1837 - Patriotes hold illegal protest meetings in Bellechasse and L'Islet; prelude to Rebellion
canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ June_26 - 1859
ISLET (L'), a county of Lower Canada, in the district of Quebec, bounded on the NE by the co. of Kamouraska; on the NW by the St. Lawrence; and on...Read MORE... - 1867 - Église de Saint-Eugène is established at L'Islet
www.gcatholic.org - 1873
L'ISLET, a county of Quebec, extending from the St. Lawrence on the N W. to the State of Maine on the S E., and comprising an area of 507,625 acres....Read MORE... - 1885 - Canadian Towns which are Infected
The State Board of Health of Maine announces, that besides Montreal and its suburbs, the following named places in the Province of Quebec are...Read MORE... - 1890 - Free land for large families
The Quebec legislature a few days ago passed a bill offering 100 acres of land to every man who is the father of twelve children. The persons...Read MORE... - 1895 - L'Islet
L'Islet, a post-village in L'Islet co, Quebec, on the S. shore of the St. Lawrence, and on the Grand Trunk Railway, 63 miles below Quebec. It...Read MORE... 
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Postcard- 1914 - Severe Earthquake is Felt in Canada
Quebec, Feb. 14. - An earthquake shock was felt all over the city and district of Quebec at 5:40 a. m., to-day. The shock was violent enough to wake...Read MORE... - L'Islet
L'Islet, Qué, Municipality, pop 3866 (2001c), 3878 A (1996c), area 120.02 km2, on the South Shore of the ST LAWRENCE RIVER, 100 km east of Québec...Read MORE... 
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1677 - Seigniory (L'Islet) granted May 17, 1677, to Demoiselle Genevieve Couillard
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1679 - Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours-de-l'Islet is established at L'islet
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
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1721 - Église de Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours is established at L'Islet
www.gcatholic.org
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1832 - L'ISLET,
seigniory, in the co. of L'Islet is bounded by the St. Lawrence in front; by Lessard in the rear, and lies between Bonsecours and St. Jean Port Joli. ... Read MORE...
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1837 - June 26 - Rebellion of 1837 - Patriotes hold illegal protest meetings in Bellechasse and L'Islet; prelude to Rebellion
canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ June_26
1837 - Horrible Murder Attempt
The Canadian of Monday gives an account of a horrible attempt at murder in the parish of L'Islet, under circumstances of almost unparalleled... Read MORE...
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1859
ISLET (L'), a county of Lower Canada, in the district of Quebec, bounded on the NE by the co. of Kamouraska; on the NW by the St. Lawrence; and on... Read MORE...
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1867 - Église de Saint-Eugène is established at L'Islet
www.gcatholic.org
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1873
L'ISLET, a county of Quebec, extending from the St. Lawrence on the N W. to the State of Maine on the S E., and comprising an area of 507,625 acres.... Read MORE...
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1885 - Canadian Towns which are Infected
The State Board of Health of Maine announces, that besides Montreal and its suburbs, the following named places in the Province of Quebec are... Read MORE...
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1890 - Free land for large families
The Quebec legislature a few days ago passed a bill offering 100 acres of land to every man who is the father of twelve children. The persons... Read MORE...
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1895 - L'Islet
L'Islet, a post-village in L'Islet co, Quebec, on the S. shore of the St. Lawrence, and on the Grand Trunk Railway, 63 miles below Quebec. It... Read MORE...
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1914 - Severe Earthquake is Felt in Canada
Quebec, Feb. 14. - An earthquake shock was felt all over the city and district of Quebec at 5:40 a. m., to-day. The shock was violent enough to wake... Read MORE...
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L'Islet
L'Islet, Qué, Municipality, pop 3866 (2001c), 3878 A (1996c), area 120.02 km2, on the South Shore of the ST LAWRENCE RIVER, 100 km east of Québec... Read MORE...
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