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Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Lanoraie, formerly Agochonda, is a municipality with an area of more than one hundred square kilometers. It is located in the administrative region of Lanaudière, part of the Regional County Municipality of Autray.

Lanoraie was inhabited by Iroquoians and sailors of Jacques Cartier, it is the land of Honoré Beaugrand, founder of La Patrie, mayor of Montreal who came from one of the oldest families of Lanoraie: the Beaugrand-Champagne. It is the land of Alexandre de Sève, Jean Bourdon and the poet Louis-Joseph-Doucet.

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  • It was in 1637 that Jean Bourdon, the engineer – surveyor and cartographer, and Jacqueline Potel, his first wife, received part of Agochonda and named it d’Autray.

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  • In 1656, Charles Sevestre, master printer and bookseller, obtained the western part of the region which went to his son-in-law, Louis de Niort de la Nauraye or Lanoraie.

    grandquebec.com

  • 1681 - Parish is established at Lanoraie

    www.prdh-igd.com/en/Carte/2301

  • 1732 - Église de Saint-Joseph established in Lanoraie

    www.gcatholic.org

  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
    Église de Saint-Joseph
    3, rue Picotte, Lanoraie, QUÉBEC
    Established 1732
    Source: Google maps
    Photograph
  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

    Map
  • 1832 - LANORAYE and DAUTRE with their augmenation.
    These two fiefs form only one seigniory, which lies in the co. of Berthier, and is bounded N.E. by the S. of Berthier; S.W. by Lavaltrie; in the rear by D'Aillebout and De Ramzay; in front by the St. Lawrence. - Lanoraye is 2 l. broad and 2 deep tand was granted, April 7, 1688, to Sieur de la...Read MORE...


  • 1850 - Opening of St. Lawrence & Industry Railroad, 19 km from Lanoraie, Québec to village of Industry; third railway completed in Canada.
    The construction of the Barthélémy Joliette railway made Lanoraie an important rail and naval terminal for the region's forest industry.
    canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ May_(Day_Unknown)

  • 1890 - Lanoraie
    Lanoraie. vil., Quebec, on River St Lawrence, co. Berthier, 48 m. by rail NE. of Montreal. P. of parish 2,240.
    The Pocket Atlas and Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada John George Bartholomew John Murdoch Harper January 1, 1890 London : J. Walker

  • 1895 - Lanoraie
    Lanoraie, là-no-rà', a post-village in Berthier co., Quebec, on the river St. Lawrence, 41 miles N.E. of Montreal. It has several stores and mills, and a considerable trade in flour, grain, and cordwood. A railroad connects Lanoraie with Joliette. Pop. 600.
    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

  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

    Postcard
  • 1902 - A Massachusetts Man's Big Luck - Gate Tender on a Railroad to Get a Large Slice.
    The Times Special Service.
    WORCESTER, Mass., Saturday, June 7. - Family records expected daily from the parish priest at Lanoraie in Quebec are expected to establish the claim of Joseph A. Demars, a gate tender of the Boston & Albany Railroad to a share of the $8,000,000 which has been in...Read MORE...


  • 1916
    Lanoraie, a post-village of Berthier CO., Quebec, on the river St. Lawrence, 41 miles NE. of Montreal. Pop. about 600.
    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

  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
    Route Nationale
    Postcard
  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
    Villa D'Autry Beach
    Postcard
  • News 1922 - Inquire Into Collision
    MONTREAL - An official inquiry into the collision between the steamer Cairndhu and the tug Spray, near Lanoraie, on the St. Lawrence river, Saturday, when five persons were drowned will be commenced here Wednesday.
    The Winnipeg Tribune
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    July 4, 1922

  • News 1929 - Quebec Bank Robbed
    MONTREAL, June 21 - Two men held up the branch of the Banque Canadienne Nationale at Lanoraie, 50 miles east of Montreal yesterday afternoon. The men secured $200 and escaped in an automobile.
    The Winnipeg Tribune
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    June 21, 1929

  • 1930 - Drilling to Commence
    The number one well of the Lanoraie Oil and Gas Syndicate, Ltd., will be drilled close to the large discovery well of gas at Lanoraie, Quebec.

    Lanoraie has a derrick erected on their property, half of their machinery, and part of their drilling equipment has been delivered and is now being...Read MORE...


  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
    Villa D'Autray Cabins, Lanoraie, Que.
    Postcard
  • Lanoraie, Québec, Canada
    Chez-Nous Motel and Cabins on the Beach, Lanoraie, Que.
    Postcard


Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Lanoraie, Québec, Canada


Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

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Église de Saint-Joseph
3, rue Picotte, Lanoraie, QUÉBEC
Established 1732
Source: Google maps

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Map
Pinterest

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest
Villa D'Autry Beach

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest
Route Nationale

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest
Chez-Nous Motel and Cabins on the Beach, Lanoraie, Que.

Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

Postcard
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Villa D'Autray Cabins, Lanoraie, Que.

History, News and Stories of Lanoraie, Québec, Canada

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  • It was in 1637 that Jean Bourdon, the engineer – surveyor and cartographer, and Jacqueline Potel, his first wife, received part of Agochonda and named it d’Autray.

    grandquebec.com

    Read more about Jean BOURDON photo of ancestor
  • In 1656, Charles Sevestre, master printer and bookseller, obtained the western part of the region which went to his son-in-law, Louis de Niort de la Nauraye or Lanoraie.

    grandquebec.com

    Read more about Charles SEVESTRE
  • 1681 - Parish is established at Lanoraie

    www.prdh-igd.com/en/Carte/2301
  • 1732 - Église de Saint-Joseph established in Lanoraie

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1832 - LANORAYE and DAUTRE with their augmenation.
    These two fiefs form only one seigniory, which lies in the co. of Berthier, and is bounded N.E. by the S. of Berthier; S.W. by Lavaltrie; in the rear by D'Aillebout and De Ramzay; in front by the St. Lawrence. - Lanoraye is 2 l. broad and 2 deep tand was granted, April 7, 1688, to Sieur de la... Read MORE...

  • 1850 - Opening of St. Lawrence & Industry Railroad, 19 km from Lanoraie, Québec to village of Industry; third railway completed in Canada.
    The construction of the Barthélémy Joliette railway made Lanoraie an important rail and naval terminal for the region's forest industry.
    canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ May_(Day_Unknown)
  • 1890 - Lanoraie
    Lanoraie. vil., Quebec, on River St Lawrence, co. Berthier, 48 m. by rail NE. of Montreal. P. of parish 2,240.
    The Pocket Atlas and Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada John George Bartholomew John Murdoch Harper January 1, 1890 London : J. Walker
  • 1895 - Lanoraie
    Lanoraie, là-no-rà', a post-village in Berthier co., Quebec, on the river St. Lawrence, 41 miles N.E. of Montreal. It has several stores and mills, and a considerable trade in flour, grain, and cordwood. A railroad connects Lanoraie with Joliette. Pop. 600.
    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
  • 1902 - A Massachusetts Man's Big Luck - Gate Tender on a Railroad to Get a Large Slice.
    The Times Special Service.
    WORCESTER, Mass., Saturday, June 7. - Family records expected daily from the parish priest at Lanoraie in Quebec are expected to establish the claim of Joseph A. Demars, a gate tender of the Boston & Albany Railroad to a share of the $8,000,000 which has been in... Read MORE...

  • 1916
    Lanoraie, a post-village of Berthier CO., Quebec, on the river St. Lawrence, 41 miles NE. of Montreal. Pop. about 600.
    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
  • News  1922 - Inquire Into Collision
    MONTREAL - An official inquiry into the collision between the steamer Cairndhu and the tug Spray, near Lanoraie, on the St. Lawrence river, Saturday, when five persons were drowned will be commenced here Wednesday.
    The Winnipeg Tribune
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    July 4, 1922
  • News  1929 - Quebec Bank Robbed
    MONTREAL, June 21 - Two men held up the branch of the Banque Canadienne Nationale at Lanoraie, 50 miles east of Montreal yesterday afternoon. The men secured $200 and escaped in an automobile.
    The Winnipeg Tribune
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    June 21, 1929
  • 1930 - Drilling to Commence
    The number one well of the Lanoraie Oil and Gas Syndicate, Ltd., will be drilled close to the large discovery well of gas at Lanoraie, Quebec.

    Lanoraie has a derrick erected on their property, half of their machinery, and part of their drilling equipment has been delivered and is now being... Read MORE...


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