Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada

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1650   "The shrine of Sainte Anne de Beaupre is established on the banks of the St. Lawrence River by the French fishermen in gratitude for deliverance from Atlantic storms. " Source: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dgarneau/french15.htm

FAMOUS SHRINE IN RUINS. BASCILICA OF STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE DESTROYED BY FIRE BUT STATUE AND HISTORICAL RELICS ARE SAVED.   DAMAGE SET AT $1,200,000 FLAMES BREAK OUT IN SACRISTY, SPREAD TO MONASTERY AND THEN TO BASILICA. Apparatus Rushed From Quebec Able to Do Little to Check the Blaze -- Brothers Rush Into Blazing Structure to Save Famous Relics -- Scene of Fire Most Famous Mecca of Religious Pilgrims in North America. Quebec, March 29. -- Fire today destroyed the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, famous for its shrine, but the statue of Ste. Anne, with the historical relics to which miraculous cures have been ascribed, were saved. The flames which started in the sacristy, spread rapidly to the monastery of the Redemptorist Fathers, to whose care the shrine had been entrusted, and then to the Basilica. Apparatus sent from this city to the most famous mecca of religious pilgrims in North America, was able to do little to check the blaze. Monastery officials estimated the property damage at $1,200,000. That a greater toll of church relics was not taken was due to the heroic efforts of the brothers who risked their lives in saving what they could from the interior of the Basilica. Seeing that the great Basilica was in danger, the brothers decided to remove everything of value, Rev. Brother Broneau, at the risk of his life succeeded in carrying out the precious relics and the statue of St. Anne. The flames soon attacked the Basilica through the roof, which the fire fighters could not reach with a stream of water. In a few moments the structure was ablaze from end to end. In an incredibly short time, the two 160-foot towers comprising the facade of the cathedral crashed. The Quebec firemen on their arrival did their utmost to save the structure, but they were handicapped by the fact that the local water works could not supply enough water for their engines. They were compelled to lay a line of hose 3,000 feet long to the bank of the St. Lawrence river, which was at low tide when the flames were at their height. The whole village for a time was in terror. At one time it seemed as if destruction faced the little community which lives for the most part from selling souvenirs to pilgrims during the summer. Just as the villagers had abandoned hope, the wind turned. The only part of the entire group of buildings connected with the Basilica which was saved was the old chapel, which housed the shrine before the church was erected. The statue of St. Anne will be removed to this chapel pending the reconstruction of the Basilica. St. Anne de Beaupre, the most famous shrine in the new world, each year has attracted hundreds of the lame and blind, who flocked there from all parts of Canada and the United States to be cured by miracles of their afflictions. Every householder in the village that could offer shelter leased all his spare rooms at exorbitant prices and some times the throng of unfortunates was so dense that the church had to be thrown open at night. Ste. Anne de Beaupre, a village of a few thousand inhabitants, is located a few miles from this city. In addition to the thousands of pilgrims who annually visited the shrine, there flocked to the village thousands of tourists to gaze upon the famous pile of crutches cast aside by those who declared themselves miraculously cured. Lowell Sun Massachusetts 1922-03-29

Ancestors Who Were Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada

 Allaire
Marguerite Allaire (16 May 1736 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Allard
Marie Genevieve Allard (25 September 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Bouchard
Agnes Bouchard (19 Mar 1675, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Angelique Bouchard (17 Feb 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Anne Bouchard (20 Feb 1670, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 08 April 1731, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada)

Antoine Bouchard (15 Oct 1682, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 24 Jan 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada)

Claude Bouchard (14 Oct 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 28 Oct 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Francois Bouchard (8 Apr 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 12 OCT 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada)

Genevieve Bouchard (25 Apr 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 23 March 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada)

Louis Bouchard (12 Feb 1680, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Marguerite Bouchard (10 MAR 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 8 FEB 1724, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada)

Rosalie Bouchard (6 Apr 1676, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Boucher
Marie Boucher (11 Apr 1644, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 15 JUL 1730, L'Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada)


 Duguay dit LaFranchise
Pierre Duguay dit LaFranchise (1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 08 April 1756, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada)


 Frechet
Angelique Frechet (30 Sep 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Marie Anne Frechet (8 Sep 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Marthe Frechet (10 Oct 1676, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 1 Jan 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Frechet (22 Sep 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Giguere
Agnes Giguere (19 Mar 1675, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Anges Giguere (27 Dec 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Etienne Giguere (25 May 1670, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Joseph Giguere (20 Aug 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Marguerite Giguere (5 Jun 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )


 Giguere dit Despins
Martin Giguere dit Despins (2 Jan 1655, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - bef. 19 December 1743, )


 Labelle
Angelique Labelle (3 Aug 1697, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )


 Lacroix
Helene Agathe Lacroix (13 JAN 1675, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )


 Laforest
Francois Laforest (26 July 1680 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Jean Laforest (20 October 1682 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Thomas Laforest (08 January 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Lavoie
Brigitte Lavoie (24 Mar 1675, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Francois Xavier Lavoie (14 Oct 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Joseph Lavoie (13 Jan 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )

Marie Madeleine Lavoie (1 Apr 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - ,  )


 Meunier
Francoise Meunier (13 September 1653 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )


 Simard
Anne Marguerite Simard (13 Jan 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 1756, )

Augustin Simard (2 Apr 1676, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Francois Noel Simard (22 Sep 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 8 Dec 1732, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada)

Francoise Simard (11 Sep 1671, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 16 Aug 1714, Saint-Joachim, Québec, Canada)

Joseph Simard (11 Feb 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 26 Jul 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Paul Simard (26 NOV 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 15 AUG 1733, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada)

Rosalie Simard (13 Nov 1680, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 20 July 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Thibeault
Elizabeth Thibeault (16 MAR 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 14 JUN 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada)


 Tremblay
Francois Tremblay (19 Jan 1698, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Marguerite Tremblay (28 Apr 1700, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Michel Tremblay (10 Sept 1662, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 17 Oct 1727, Québec City, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Tremblay (14 Aug 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - , )

Ancestors Who Died in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada

 Allard
Pierre Allard (abt. 1653, France - 18 September 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Belanger
Marie Madeleine Belanger (10 Aug 1675, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 6 Nov 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Bouchard
Claude Bouchard (14 Oct 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 28 Oct 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Bouchard dit Dorval
Claude Bouchard dit Dorval (abt. 1660,   - 11 Aug 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Jean Baptiste Bouchard dit Dorval (abt. 1658,   - 2 Mar 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Chenay
Anne Chenay (13 Nov 1660,   - 24 Nov 1660, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Cloutier
Elisabeth Cloutier (19 Feb 1685, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 13 Oct 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Genevieve Cloutier (24 May 1683, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 26 Nov 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Delugre
Marie Marthe Delugre (29 November 1667 , Sainte-Famille, Québec, Canada - 19 June 1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Fafard
Francoise Fafard (1621, Caen Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France - 13 Jan 1702, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Frechet
Pierre Frechet (abt. 1640, Vienne, France - 27 Dec 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Gagne
Marie Gagne (05 September 1644 , Québec City, Québec, Canada - 18 Nov 1717, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Gagne (2 JAN 1610, Mortagne-au-Perche, France - 30 APR 1656, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Gagnon
Jean Baptiste Gagnon (abt. 1691,   - 27 Aug 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Marguerite Gagnon (12 Feb 1645, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 28 Mar 1705, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Gagnon (05 JAN 1697, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada - 27 Aug 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Gaudin (Godin)
Anne Gaudin (Godin) (16 OCT 1639, La Rochelle, France - 26 FEB 1678, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Giguere dit Despins
Robert Giguere dit Despins (9 Mar 1616, Tourouvre, France - Aug 1709, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Godin
Elie Godin (abt. 1612, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France - 5 Jan 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Godin (21 May 1650 , La Rochelle, France - 22 January 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Gravel
Marguerite Gravel (19 Apr 1651, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 11 DEC 1708, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Guyon
Catherine Guyon (10 Dec 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 8 Aug 1718, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Lavoie
Anne Lavoie (17 Feb 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 03 August 1686, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Michel dit Taillon
Guillaume Michel dit Taillon (28 Dec 1676, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 17 Feb 1729, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Miville
Marie Aimee Miville (8 Dec 1635, Notre-Dame de Brouage, France - 9 Dec 1713, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Pare
Jean Pare (18 April 1656 , Québec City, Québec, Canada - 24 March 1746 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Petit
Pierre Petit (abt. 1631, Picardie, France - 20 October 1676, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Racine
Etienne Racine (11 MAY 1607, Fumechon, Oise, Normandy, France - 24 APR 1689, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Etienne Racine (3 Aug 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 5 Jan 1721, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Francois Racine (22 Aug 1649, Quebec, Canada - 26 Feb 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Jeanne Racine (12 Sept 1660, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 18 May 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Noel Racine (26 Dec 1643, Québec City, Québec, Canada - 4 Mar 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Simard
Joseph Simard (11 Feb 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 26 Jul 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Marie Madeleine Simard (4 Jan 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 24 Aug 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Pierre Simard (30 Apr 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada - 7 Nov 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

Rosalie Simard (13 Nov 1680, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada - 20 July 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Tavernier
Eloi Tavernier (1605, Randonnai, France - bef. 1666, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)


 Vanier
Catherine Vanier (abt. 1623, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France - 18 March 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada)

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Reference Sources

 

 Books

 Laforest, Thomas J., Our French Canadian Ancestors, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, 1984

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I have just read the list of ancestors and descendents of Ste. Anne's. Where is the name of Etienne Lessard and his family. He is buried in the crypt under the cathedral. The man was my 8x Great-grandfather. My mother's maiden is Lessard so that makes me a direct descendant. Etienne Lessard donated the land in which the first church couod be built in the early 1650's. He was one of the original forefathers of the immigrants coming to Canada from France. LVSweet1@aol.com 3/16/2012 7:22:03 PM

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