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• 1672 - Seigniory (Nicolet) - Granted Oct. 29th, 1672, to Sieur de Laubia
  
  
  
• 1716 - Parish of St. Jean Baptiste de Nicole is established
  
  Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records, Compiled Jeanne Sauve White
  
  
• 1831 - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste established at Nicolet
  
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• 1832 - NICOLET,
  seigniory and augmentation, in the co. of Nicolet, is bounded N.E. by Roquetaillade; S.W. by Baie St. Antoine; in the rear by the T. of Wendover; in...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1855 - August 17, 1855 - First Sisters of the Assumption (Soeurs de l'Assomption) arrive at Nicolet; one year later, on this date, they found la Communauté des Soeurs de l'Assomption. Nicolet, Québec
  
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• 1873 - Nicolet Quebec, has a hog ninety-eight years old. He is an Iroquois Indian, and his name is Jean Cochon.
  
  Critic-Record
  District of Columbia
  August 4, 1873
  
  
• 1873
  NICOLET, a central county of Quebec, comprises an area of 379,320 acres. The Becancour river intersects tins county, and the St. Lawrence washes its...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1883 - Diptheria is prevalent at Nicolet, near Quebec.
  
  New York Herald
  New York, New York
  March 27, 1883
  
  
• 1894 - Four men of Nicolet, Quebec were drowned in the St. Lawrence yesterday.
  
  The Washington Gazette
  Washington, North Carolina
  May 17, 1894
  
  
• 1895 - Nicolet
  NICOLET, a central county of Quebec, comprises an area of 379,320 acres. The Becancour River intersects this county and the St. Lawrence washes its...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Grotte N.D. de Lourdes, S.S. de l'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge, Nicolet, P.Q.
  
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• 1906 - Cathedral and Convent Burn
  Ecclesiastical Buildings at Nicolet, Que., Destroyed - Loss About $600,000.
  
  Special to The Tribune.
  
  Nicolet, Que., June 22 - A disastrous...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Nicolet, a banking post-town of Nicolet co., Quebec, 71 miles NNE. of Montreal, on the Intercolonial R. It has various manufacturing industries. Pop. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Ecole d'Agriculture (School of Agriculture)
  
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  Seminaire de Nicolet
  
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  Hôpital Christ-Roi
  
• Nicolet
  Nicolet, Qué, Town, pop 7827 (2006c), 7928 (2001c), inc 1872. Nicolet is situated some 3 km from the mouth of the Rivière Nicolet at the eastern end...Read MORE...