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Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

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  • In 1626, Samuel de Champlain established in Château-Richer the first farm in the Saint Lawrence valley, to feed the people of Quebec city.

    Wikipedia

  • In 1646, Olivier Letardif, Lord and Chief Prosecutor, granted 20 concessions to the inhabitants of Château-Richer so that they could officially establish themselves properly.

    Wikipedia

  • 1661 - Parish of Notre Dame de la Visitation is established in Chateau Richer

    Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records, Compiled Jeanne Sauve White

  • 1678 - Église de la Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie established at Château-Richer

    www.gcatholic.org

  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    Église de la Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, est. 1678
    179, rue de l’Église, Château-Richer, QUÉBEC
    Source: Google maps

    Photograph
  • 1698 - October 14 - New France census shows: Château-Richer with 373 inhabitants

    canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ October_14

  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    Chateau Richer, 1787
    The Seigneurial System
    www.dlc-ubc.ca/ wordpress_dlc_mu/ jeff1/ files/ 2010/ 07/ 11-CRev-Seign.pdf
    Artwork
  • On March 15, 1753, Château-Richer became very first organized village in New France.

    Wikipedia

  • 1832 - The Parish of Chateau Richer, Cote de Beaupre,
    by regulation confirmed by a royal decree of March 3, 1722, in which it is called la Paroisse de la Visitation de Notre Dame, extends W. from the R. du Petit-Pre, which separates it from the parish of Ange Gardien, to the R. au Chien E. which divides it from the P. of Ste. Anne. It runs 2 1/ 4 l....Read MORE...


  • In 1832, the post office opened in Château-Richer

    Wikipedia

  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    Falls of La Puce, Chateau Richer ( Quebec ) 1840
    Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1956-62-87
    www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
    Artwork
  • 1865 - No Draft
    The Canadians do not appear to like drafting for military service on the border. The Quebec News of December 31st states that the draft which was to have taken place throughout the Province on the day previous, was resisted in several of the counties in the Quebec district, and that the officers...Read MORE...


  • 1873
    CHATEAU RICHER, a flourishing post village and parish in Montmorency co., Que., on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, 10 miles below Quebec. It has a considerable lumber and flour trade, and is a favorite resort of sportsmen, partridge, wild duck, snipe and trout being abundant. Pop. 1,613
    Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873

  • 1882-84 - Chateau Richer
    ...Chateau Richer, which, in natural beauty, equals L'Ange Gardien, is the next parish to the eastward. It gets its name from an old Indian trader, whose chateau near the river is now but a small heap of ruins almost lost in the undergrowth. The hill here advances abruptly towards the river,...Read MORE...


  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)
    Artwork
  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    A Street in Chateau Richer
    1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)
    Artwork
  • News 1884 - An Aerolite Falls in Canada
    Quebec, P. Q., Dec. 16, 1884. - An aerolite fell on the farm of C. Francois, at Chateau Richer, below Montmorency Falls, a short distance from Quebec, at three o'clock Saturday morning. It was dug up from the ground, in which it had imbedded itself, and was found to measure about a foot in...Read MORE...


  • 1895 - Château-Richer
    Château Richer, a post-village and parish in Montmorency co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 15 miles below Quebec. It has a lumber- and flour-trade, and is a favorite resort of sportsmen. Pop. 1618.
    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

  • 1916
    Chateau Richer, shato' re'shA', a post-village and parish of Montmorency co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 15 miles below Quebec. It is a favorite resort of sportsmen. Pop. about 400.
    Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

  • Château-Richer, Québec, Canada
    The Baker's Inn, Chateau Richer, Que.
    Situated 2 1/ 2 miles West of Ste Anne de Beaupre on New Route No 15

    Postcard


Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Château-Richer, Québec, Canada


Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Photograph
Pinterest
Église de la Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, est. 1678
179, rue de l’Église, Château-Richer, QUÉBEC
Source: Google maps

Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Artwork
Pinterest
Chateau Richer, 1787
The Seigneurial System
www.dlc-ubc.ca/ wordpress_dlc_mu/ jeff1/ files/ 2010/ 07/ 11-CRev-Seign.pdf

Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Artwork
Pinterest
Falls of La Puce, Chateau Richer ( Quebec ) 1840
Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1956-62-87
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Artwork
Pinterest
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Artwork
Pinterest
A Street in Chateau Richer
1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)

Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest
The Baker's Inn, Chateau Richer, Que.
Situated 2 1/ 2 miles West of Ste Anne de Beaupre on New Route No 15

History, News and Stories of Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

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  • In 1626, Samuel de Champlain established in Château-Richer the first farm in the Saint Lawrence valley, to feed the people of Quebec city.

    Wikipedia
  • In 1646, Olivier Letardif, Lord and Chief Prosecutor, granted 20 concessions to the inhabitants of Château-Richer so that they could officially establish themselves properly.

    Wikipedia
  • 1661 - Parish of Notre Dame de la Visitation is established in Chateau Richer

    Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records, Compiled Jeanne Sauve White
  • 1678 - Église de la Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie established at Château-Richer

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1698 - October 14 - New France census shows: Château-Richer with 373 inhabitants

    canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ October_14
  • On March 15, 1753, Château-Richer became very first organized village in New France.

    Wikipedia
  • In 1832, the post office opened in Château-Richer

    Wikipedia
  • 1832 - The Parish of Chateau Richer, Cote de Beaupre,
    by regulation confirmed by a royal decree of March 3, 1722, in which it is called la Paroisse de la Visitation de Notre Dame, extends W. from the R. du Petit-Pre, which separates it from the parish of Ange Gardien, to the R. au Chien E. which divides it from the P. of Ste. Anne. It runs 2 1/ 4 l.... Read MORE...

  • 1865 - No Draft
    The Canadians do not appear to like drafting for military service on the border. The Quebec News of December 31st states that the draft which was to have taken place throughout the Province on the day previous, was resisted in several of the counties in the Quebec district, and that the officers... Read MORE...

  • 1873
    CHATEAU RICHER, a flourishing post village and parish in Montmorency co., Que., on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, 10 miles below Quebec. It has a considerable lumber and flour trade, and is a favorite resort of sportsmen, partridge, wild duck, snipe and trout being abundant. Pop. 1,613
    Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873
  • 1882-84 - Chateau Richer
    ...Chateau Richer, which, in natural beauty, equals L'Ange Gardien, is the next parish to the eastward. It gets its name from an old Indian trader, whose chateau near the river is now but a small heap of ruins almost lost in the undergrowth. The hill here advances abruptly towards the river,... Read MORE...

  • News  1884 - An Aerolite Falls in Canada
    Quebec, P. Q., Dec. 16, 1884. - An aerolite fell on the farm of C. Francois, at Chateau Richer, below Montmorency Falls, a short distance from Quebec, at three o'clock Saturday morning. It was dug up from the ground, in which it had imbedded itself, and was found to measure about a foot in... Read MORE...

  • 1895 - Château-Richer
    Château Richer, a post-village and parish in Montmorency co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 15 miles below Quebec. It has a lumber- and flour-trade, and is a favorite resort of sportsmen. Pop. 1618.
    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
  • 1916
    Chateau Richer, shato' re'shA', a post-village and parish of Montmorency co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 15 miles below Quebec. It is a favorite resort of sportsmen. Pop. about 400.
    Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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