Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
1832 - TERREBONNE,

seigniory, in the co. of Terrebonne, is bounded N.E. by Lachenaye; S.W. by the S. of the Riviere du Chene and by Blainville; in the rear by Abercrombie and Kilkenny; in the front by the R. St. John or Jesus. - Two leagues in front by 6 in depth. Granted in 3 parts; the 1st part, Dec. 23, 1673, two leagues in front and depth, to Mr. Dautier Deslandes; the 2nd part, called Desplaines, Apr. 10, 1731, of similar dimensions to Sieur Louis Lepage de St. Claire; the 3rd part, Apr. 12, 1753, also of similar dimensions, to Sieur Louis de la Corne. This S. is now the property of the heirs of the late Simon McTavish, Esq. of Montreal...

The Parish of Terrebonne forms scarcely a third part of the seigniory. Three-fourths of it are conceded and the reaminder, viz. Le Grand Couteau, is in woodland, and being considered unfit for cultivation has no road across it. Almost all the lands fit for cultivation were conceded prior to 1759. The extent of these concessions was 3 arpents by 20, and the conditions were 2 sols tournois per arpent or one sol and one pint of wheat, and on a whole range 5 sols quit rent. Afterwards continuations were added to the old concessions, but they were generally of no use except for wood, the soil being nearly a sterile sand; these continuations were for the most part 20 arpents each. - The Village of Terrebonne is pleasantly situated on a projecting point of land, having several beautiful islands in front, which, by their varied and romantic scenery, greatly contribute to embellish the prospect. It contains about 200 well-built houses of wood and stone, besides the church and parsonage house; the seignoiral-house is a well-constructed mansion; indeed there are several houses built in a very good style in this village, it being a favoured spot where many gentlemen, who have realised large fortunes in the N.W. company fur trade, retire to enjoy the comforts and luxuries of private life. A fair is annually held in this village on the 3rd Tuesday in Sept., and it is also a place of some traffic, occasioned by the continued influx of persons bringing grain to the mills from distant parts, and by the large exports of flour that annually take place; in consequence many of the residents are traders and artisans, whose commercial concerns impose a degree of consequence upon the village...

Population 2,094
Churches, R.C. 1
Cures 1
Presbyteries 1
Convents 1
Schools 1
Villages 1
Corn-mills 2
Carding-mills 2
Fulling-mills 2
Saw-mills 2
Tanneries 3
Potasheries 1
Pearlasheries 1
Medical men 1
Notaries 1

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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