What is the history of Maskinongé, Québec, Canada ?

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(Saint-Joseph)

• 1672 - Seigniory (Maskinonge), granted Nov. 1672, to Pierre and Jean Baptiste Legardeur, Sieurs de St. Michel
  
  
  
• 1722 - Église de Saint-Joseph established at Maskinongé
  
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  Église de Saint-Joseph
  27, rue Saint-Joseph, Maskinongé, QUÉBEC
  Established 1722
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  A North-East view of the bridge at Maskinonge, ( Quebec. ) abt. 1783
  Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-2143 W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana
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• 1832 - MASKINONGE.
  seigniory, in the co. of St. Maurice, is bounded N.E. by the S. of Riviere du Loup; S.W. by Berthier; in the rear by Dusable and Craufel; in front by ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1873
  MASKINONGE, a county in the western part of Quebec, having Lake St. Peter, an expansion of the St. Lawrence, for its S.E. boundary. Area 2,061,327...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1890 - CLERICAL INTERFERENCE.
  Complaints to be Made to Rome About the Conduct of Mgr. Lafleche.
  
  QUEBEC, July 5. - LeCanadian says complaints are to be made to Rome against Mgr. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1891 - CURSED THE CHURCH. - A Canadian Priest Calls Down God's Wrath on a Catholic Chapel. WITH HIS UPLIFTED CRUCIFIX.
  The Edifice Was Erected Against the Orders of the Bishop.
  FEELING OF TERROR AMONG THE PEOPLE.
  
  MONTREAL, July 3. - A most extraordinary scene took ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1892 - ONCE CATHOLICS, NOW BAPTISTS
  Ten Men and One Woman Immersed At Maskinonge.
  
  MONTREAL, August 27. - A scene possibly unprecedented in the history of the province of Quebec, took ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1892 - Owing to dissatisfaction over the erection of a new church at Maskinonge, Que.,
  20 or 30 French-Canadian families living in the parish have forsaken the church of their fathers, and gone over to their Protestant brethren.
  Vancouver Daily World
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  August 20, 1892
  
  
• 1895 - Maskinonge
  MASKINONGE, a county in the western part of Quebec, having Lake St. Peter, an expansion of the St. Lawrence, for its south-east boundary. Area...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Hotel Picardie, Maskinonge, Quebec
  
• 1906
  Maskinongé, a post-village of Maskinongé co., Quebec, on the St. Lawrence, 30 miles SW. of Three Rivers. Pop. 75.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
  
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  Laurier Hotel
  
• 1958 - Maskinongé Farmer Wins Gold Medal
  Wilfrid Lebeau, a 66-year old farmer, of nearby Maskinongé county, has been awarded the gold medal offered by the province every year in a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Au Vieux Chaudron Restaurant