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History of Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Journey back in time to Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

(La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Visit Château-Richer, Québec, Canada. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

Where is Château-Richer, Québec, Canada?

• In 1626, Samuel de Champlain established in Château-Richer the first farm in the Saint Lawrence valley, to feed the people of Quebec city.
  
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• 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.
  
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• 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
  
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  Église de la Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, est. 1678
  179, rue de l’Église, Château-Richer, QUÉBEC
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• 1698 - October 14 - New France census shows: Château-Richer with 373 inhabitants
  
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  Chateau Richer, 1787
  The Seigneurial System
  www.dlc-ubc.ca/ wordpress_dlc_mu/ jeff1/ files/ 2010/ 07/ 11-CRev-Seign.pdf
  
• On March 15, 1753, Château-Richer became very first organized village in New France.
  
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• 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....Read MORE...
  
  
  
• In 1832, the post office opened in Château-Richer
  
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  Falls of La Puce, Chateau Richer ( Quebec ) 1840
  Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1956-62-87
  www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
  
• 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...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 ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 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,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)
  
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  A Street in Chateau Richer
  1882 - Lucius O'Brien - Picturesque Canada (1882–84)
  
•  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...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-...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 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...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Baker's Inn, Chateau Richer, Que.
  Situated 2 1/ 2 miles West of Ste Anne de Beaupre on New Route No 15