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History of Laurierville, Québec, Canada
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(Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset)
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The first settler in the area was Laurent Poliquin, who cleared a 4-acre parcel of land on what is now the 9th rang. Others arrived in the early 1840s. They named the area Rivière-Noire, after the stream that ran through their land. In 1845, the Sainte-Julie-de-Somerset mission was founded.
Gradually, the parish's nucleus gradually grew into a village. On 19 December 1902, the village became an independent legal entity and took the name of Laurierville.
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1895 - Sainte Julie de Somerset
Sainte Julie de Somerset, a post-village in Megantic co. Quebec 1.5 miles from Becancour Station. It contains several saw- and grist-mills, and 6 stores. Pop. 300.
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
Sainte Julie de Somerset, a post-village in Megantic co. Quebec 1.5 miles from Becancour Station. It contains several saw- and grist-mills, and 6 stores. Pop. 300.
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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