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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
The first permanent settlement was established in 1802 when American pioneers from Vermont built several mills. The village took the name of Governor General John Coape Sherbrooke in 1818. The city owes its initial urban growth to industrialization, which occurred in waves from the 1840s. It became a textile centre with the establishment of Canada’s first cotton manufacturing plant in 1844 and a large wool plant in 1867.
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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842
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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Église de Saint-Patrick
20, rue Gordon, Sherbrooke, QUÉBEC
Established 1887
Source: Google maps
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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1904 ad
Dutch Mike
W. R. Webster & Co., Makers, Sherbrooke, P.Q.
St. John Daily Sun, St. John, New Brunswick - June 29, 1904
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History, News and Stories of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1823 - Barn Accident
A most shocking accident occurred at Sherbrooke on the 12th inst. while erecting a barn on the farm of C. Whircher, Esq. occasioned by part of the... Read MORE...
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1832 - The village of Sherbrooke
occupies and elevated situation on both banks of the river Magog, at the Forks of the St. Francis. It contains about 75 houses, and its settlements... Read MORE...
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1835 - Parish of St-Michel is established at Sherbrooke
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
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1852 - The first railroad station in Sherbrooke was built by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway (later Grand Trunk) in 1852 along the Montreal-Portland line.
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1867 - Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, the metropolis of the Eastern Townships of Canada, was incorporated a town in the year 1862. In extent of population, wealtb, and... Read MORE...
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1870 - The Massawippi Valley Railway opened its Sherbrooke terminus at the railroad station built in 1852 by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway.
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1872 - Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel established at Sherbrooke
www.gcatholic.org
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1873
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by three railways — the Grand Trunk, Massawippi Valley, and
St. ... Read MORE...
1874 - New Railway
The new Sherbrooke (Canada), Eastern Townships and Kennebec railway shortens the distance from Quebec to Boston 39 miles, and from Quebec to New... Read MORE...
1877 - Two men with O'Brien's circus were arrested at Sherbrooke, Quebec, for stabbing a man named Dupont, who lies in a critical condition.
St. Albans Advertiser
St. Albans, Vermont
July 27, 1877
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1885 - In 1885, a second train station was built in Sherbrooke, with the completion of a line from Magog by the Waterloo & Magog Railway.
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1887 - Église de Saint-Patrick established at Sherbrooke
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1889 - Two Men Blown to Atoms
By Associated Press.
SHERBROOKE, Que., Jan. 18. - Dennis Conture and Joseph Noel were endeavoring to thaw a stick of dynamite this morning at the... Read MORE...
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1890 - Église de Saint-Jean-Baptiste established at Sherbrooke
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1890 - Hanged
William Wallace Blanchard Hanged at Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sherbrooke, Que., Dec. 12. - William Wallace Blanchard was hanged here this morning for the ... Read MORE...
1891 - Gas Works Explosion
SHERBROOKE, Que., Jan. 1. - There was a serious explosion a the gas works here late last night. The force of the explosion tore out one side of the... Read MORE...
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1895 - Sherbrooke
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by four railways- the G. T. R., B. & M. R., Quebec Central Ry.... Read MORE...
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1895 - Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, a town of Quebec, capital of the co.o Sherbrooke, on the river Magog, and on the Grand Trunk and Massawippi Valley Railways, at the W.... Read MORE...
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1896 - Église de Saint-Roch established at Sherbrooke
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1896 - French Canadian Immigration
SHERBROOKE, Que., April 17. - The exodus of the French Canadians into the United States goes one uninterruptedly. Fully 250 French Canadians from... Read MORE...
1896 - A Town Flooded
SHERBROOKE (Que.), April 17. - The river here has been rising for several days and there is now over three feet of water on the floors of the many... Read MORE...
1896 - A Bridge Disaster
Sherbrooke, Que., April 18. - The Quebec central bridge across the St. Francis river has been swept away by the high water. It is roughly estimated... Read MORE...
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1897 - Church Burned
Sherbrooke, Que., May 11. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church was gutted by fire and several thousand dollars' worth of damage done. Trenton Evening Times
Trenton, New Jersey
May 11, 1897
1898 - Fire in Quebec
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug 14 - The works of the Jencks Machine company, the largest industry of the kind in Canada, were destroyed by fire, supposed to ... Read MORE...
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Ville de Sherbrooke - Debut du siecle
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1901 - Two Children Perished in a Sherbrooke Fire - Caused by a Lamp Explosion.
Sherbrooke, Que., June 24. - Paul, aged 14, and Antoine, aged 5, sons of B. Durocher, were burned to death in their father's barn at East Sherbrooke, ... Read MORE...
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1906
Sherbrooke, a city and port of Quebec, capital of the co. of Sherbrooke, on the river Magog, and its junction with the St. Francis, and on the Boston ... Read MORE...
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1913 - Église de Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours established at Sherbrooke
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1916 - August 15, 1916 - World War I - Embarkation of the 117th Sherbrooke Infantry Battalion for service in France.
canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ August_15
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1917 - Typhoid Breaks Out At Sherbrooke, Que. Fifty Cases of Most Malignant Type Attributed to Bad Drinking Water.
Special to the Journal.
SHERBROOKE, Que., March 2. - There are fifty cases of typhoid fever here now and the health authorities attribute the cause... Read MORE...
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1921 - Église de Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc established at Sherbrooke
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1954 - October 17 - Education - Official opening of the new Université de Sherbrooke.
canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ October_17
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Sherbrooke
Located on Abenaki land, Sherbrooke was initially known as Ktinékétolékouac or Grandes Fourches ("The Large Forks"), and was the site of a portage at ... Read MORE...
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