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Where is Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada?
Beloeil is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Montreal.
Belœil was created as a village in 1903 and became a ville (city) in 1914, but can trace its history through the parish of Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil, established in 1772, and the seigneurie de Belœil, founded in 1694.
The recorded history of Belœil began on 18 January 1694 when Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Joseph Hertel a seigneurie along the shores of the Richelieu River, which Hertel called the Seigneurie de Belœil. Hertel, unwilling to abandon his military activities, such as the 1704 Raid on Deerfield, never developed the seigneurie, and sold it in 1711 to Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil, whose seigneurie of Longueuil neighboured that of Belœil. Finally, after failed attempts in 1711 and 1723, permanent settlement began in 1725, with dwellers coming mostly from the island of Montreal or from seigneuries along the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal. The low level of development forced local inhabitants to rely on the mission at Fort Chambly, several hours to the south, for their religious needs, and the first mill did not open until the early 1760s.
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Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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Where is Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada? Beloeil is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Montreal.
Belœil was created as a village in 1903 and became a ville (city) in 1914, but can trace its history through the parish of Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil, established in 1772, and the seigneurie de Belœil, founded in 1694.
The recorded history of Belœil began on 18 January 1694 when Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Joseph Hertel a seigneurie along the shores of the Richelieu River, which Hertel called the Seigneurie de Belœil. Hertel, unwilling to abandon his military activities, such as the 1704 Raid on Deerfield, never developed the seigneurie, and sold it in 1711 to Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil, whose seigneurie of Longueuil neighboured that of Belœil. Finally, after failed attempts in 1711 and 1723, permanent settlement began in 1725, with dwellers coming mostly from the island of Montreal or from seigneuries along the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal. The low level of development forced local inhabitants to rely on the mission at Fort Chambly, several hours to the south, for their religious needs, and the first mill did not open until the early 1760s.
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Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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1014, rue Richelieu, Beloeil, QUÉBEC)
Eglise de St Mathieu, est. 1772
1014, rue Richelieu, Beloeil, QUÉBEC
Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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Beloeil, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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1694 - The seignory (Beloeil) was granted to Sieur Joseph Hertel on January 18, 1694
By 1754, all the available land in Beloeil had been granted.
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1772 - Cathedral of St. Matthias (Église Saint-Matthieu) established at Beloeil
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1832 - BELOEIL,
seignory, on the N.W. of the river Richelieu, in the co. of Vercheres; is bounded w. by the S. of...Read MORE...
seignory, on the N.W. of the river Richelieu, in the co. of Vercheres; is bounded w. by the S. of...Read MORE...
1864 - DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN CANADASt. Hilaire, Station, June 29. - A serious accident happened this morning about half-past one to an ...Read MORE...
1873
BELOEIL VILLAGE, a post village in Vercheres co., Que., on the Richelieu river, 1 1/ 2 miles from...Read MORE...
BELOEIL VILLAGE, a post village in Vercheres co., Que., on the Richelieu river, 1 1/ 2 miles from...Read MORE...
1873 - Accident on the Grand TrunkFriday morning, at 5:30 o'clock, as the Portland express on the Grand Trunk Railway was passing the ...Read MORE...
1875 - Fatal Accident at Beloeil, P. Q.MONTREAL, P.Q. - July 12. - Yesterday afternoon, a carriage containing Mrs. Bernard, of Beloeil,...Read MORE...
1888 - A Farm Sinks Into the EarthMONTREAL, May 22. - A report comes from Beloeil that 15 acres belonging to a farmer named Roberts,...Read MORE...
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1913 - Seven Lives LostBeloeil, Quebec, July 24. - Seven lives were lost at Beloeil today when an explosion of...Read MORE...
1915 - 6 Dead, 8 Injured In Fire and Explosion at BeloeilMONTREAL, July 6 - Six people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion and...Read MORE...
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Beloeil Station, a post-village of Vercheres oo., Quebec, 21 miles by rail NE. of Montreal. Belceil ...Read MORE...
Beloeil Station, a post-village of Vercheres oo., Quebec, 21 miles by rail NE. of Montreal. Belceil ...Read MORE...
Beloeil
Beloeil, Qué, City, pop 18 927 (2006c), 19 053 (2001c), inc 1914. Beloeil is located 32 km east...Read MORE...
Beloeil, Qué, City, pop 18 927 (2006c), 19 053 (2001c), inc 1914. Beloeil is located 32 km east...Read MORE...
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