History, News and Stories of Sorel, Québec, Canada

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• On June 19, 1610, a confrontation with the Mohawks at Sorel resulted in a victory for the French and their allies.
  In just two years, Samuel de Champlain had accomplished a great deal. Quebec was founded, the First Nations (Huron, Algonquin and Montagnais)... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1642 - August 13, 1642 - Charles de Montmagny builds Fort Richelieu with 100 men; on present day site of Sorel; leaves garrison of 40 soldiers to protect habitants from Iroquois
  
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• 1665 - June 30 - Engineer Henri de Salières arrives in New France with the Carignan-Salières Regiment, 100 officers and 1,000 men; begins forts at Sorel, St-Louis, Ste-Thérèse, Ste-Anne and St-Jean.
  
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• 1670 - Église de Saint-Pierre established at Sorel
  
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• 1670 - The mission Sorel de la Province de Quebec is established this year.
  
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• 1672 - Seigneury of Sorel
  Pierre de Saurel de Sorel and wife Jeanne de Giraud is granted the seigneury of Sorel, Quebec. Sorel is at the mouth of the River Richelieu 88 km... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1698 - October 14 - New France census shows: Sorel with 59 inhabitants
  
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• 1760 - August 21, 1760 - French & Indian War - Brigadier General James Murray puts the village of Sorel to the torch.
  
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•   1781 - It is in Sorel that the Christmas tree made its first appearance in North America on Christmas Eve in 1781
  The baroness Frederika von Riedesel hosted a party of British and German officers in "la maison des gouverneurs". The sensation of the evening was a... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1785 - December 25 - Christ Church opens at Sorel; oldest Anglican church in Québec
  
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• 1832 - SOREL or SAUREL,
  seigniory, in the co. of Richelieu, is bounded N. and N.E. by the South Channel of the St. Lawrence and the Bay of Yamaska; S.W. by St. Ours; S. and... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1839 - Melancholy Accident
  A Melancholy Accident occurred at Sorel, Canada on the 24th ult., by which a mother was deprived of life by the agency of her child of about three... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1848 - Great Fire at Sorel, In Canada
  There were seventy-five houses destroyed by fire at Sorel, Canada, on Saturday, the 24th inst., including the stores of Messrs. Fowler and the Union... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1859
  SOREL, or William Henry, a town of Lower Canada, pleasantly situated at the confluence of the Richelieu, and the Chambly or Sorel, with the St.... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1861 - Canadian "Matres-Familias."
  A venerable French-Canadian lady, Mrs. Genevieve Lemoine, died lately at Sorel, Lower Canada, at the good old ages of 92 years. She left, to mourn... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1873
  SOREL or WILLIAM HENRY, an incorporated town of Quebec, capital of the co. of Richelieu, on the right bank of the River Richelieu, at its mouth in... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1874 - Small-pox is raging at Sorel, Quebec, in the most virulent form.
  The New York Times
  New York, New York
  December 19, 1874
  
•   1875 - PERILS OF THE RAIL
  Frightful Casualty in Canada - Eleven Persons Killed and Twenty-five Wounded.
  
  SOREL, Quebec, September 29 - About 7 o'clock last night a train... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1882 - Home For Medical Care
  A lumberman broke his leg in the Wisconsin woods, and desired to go to his home at Sorel, Canada, where he could receive good treatment. But Sorel... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1883 - All Trains Suspended
  C. N. Armstrong, ex-President of the Montreal and Sorel Railway Company, owing to some disagreement with the Southeastern railroad, took possession... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1888 - Death of a Prominent Canadian
  SOREL, Que., Nov. 24. - Chief Justice Armstrong, chairman of the Labor Commission, while walking on the street here yesterday afternoon, fell dead... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1888 - Steamer Frozen
  The steamer Pomeranian, bound for Liverpool, which grounded at Sorel, attempted to reach Quebec Sunday with the aid of four tugs. Yesterday not only... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1890 - Sorel
  "Sorel. town, Quebec, chef-lieu of Richelieu co., at mouth of Richelieu River, 45 111. NE. of Montreal. P. (1881) 5,791. Shipbuilding was one of its... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1890 - Sorel
  Sorel. town, Quebec, chef-lieu of Richelieu co., at mouth of Richelieu River, 45 111. NE. of Montreal. P. (1881) 5,791. Shipbuilding was one of its... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1895 - Likely to be Forbidden Soon
  (Special to the Journal)
  Sorel, March 11. - Rev. Father Barnard read a mandement from Monseignor Morin, bishop of St. Hyacinthe, warning Catholics... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1899 - The Brunswick Hotel at Sorel, Quebec, was destroyed by fire, the loss being $75,000. The guests and employes had narrow escapes.
  The Monroeville Breeze
  Monroeville, Indiana
  March 16, 1899
  
• 1906
  Sorel, a city and port of Quebec, capital of the co. of Richelieu, on the right bank of the river Richelieu, at its mouth in Lake St. Peter and on... Read MORE...
  
  
• Sorel
  Sorel, Qué, Unincorporated Place. Sorel is the larger of 2 municipalities that merged to form the city of Sorel-Tracy (pop 34 076, 2006c) in 2000.... Read MORE...