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  History of Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Journey back in time to Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada

(Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Visit Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1719 - Longue-Pointe founded
  
  wikipedia.org
  
  
• 1724 - (St-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe opens
  
  Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
  
  
• 1767 - Collège de Montréal
  Collège de Montréal, a classical college, is founded by Sulpician Curateau de la Blaiserie in the rectory at Longue Pointe.
  Wikipedia - Timeline of Montreal History
  
  
• 1775 - Ethan Allen Captured
  September 25 – attempting to take Montreal, Ethan Allen and many of his 150 followers are captured at Longue Pointe, and are sent to England.
  Wikipedia - Timeline of Montreal History
  
  
• 1832 - The Parish of Longue Pointe,
  by a regulation made Sept. 20, 1721, confirmed by an Order in Council, Mar. 3, 1722, includes part of Cote St. Martin N.E., and extends N. to the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Eglise de la Longue-Pointe (1837)
  Postcard
  
• 1859
  MONTREAL, an island of Lower Canada, at the confluence of the Grand Ottawa river with the St. Lawrence, 580 m. from the mouth of the latter river. It ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Longue-Pointe (1860)
  Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, no d'acc 1974-51-6 Source : achetée chez Sotheby & Co. (Canada) ltée
  www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
  Artwork
  
• 1873
  LONGUE POINTE, the chief town of Hochelaga co., Que., on the north shore of the St Lawrence, 6 miles E. of Montreal. Pop. 250
  Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873
  
  
• 1890 - May 6, 1890 - Fire destroys lunatic asylum at Long Point, killing 70 inmates. Longue-Pointe, Québec
  
  canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ May_6
  
  
• 1895 - Longue Pointe
  Longue Pointe (Fr. pron. ION" pwäst), the chief town of Hochelaga co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 6 miles by rail E. of Montreal....Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1916
  Longue Pointe, the chief town of Hochelaga co., Quebec, on the N. shore of the St. Lawrence, 6 miles E. of Montreal, its banking point, with which it ...Read MORE...