History, News and Stories of Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada

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• 1638 - Sainte-Foy founded
  
  wikipedia.org
  
• 1667 - Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Foy is established at Sainte-Foy
  
  Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
  
•   1822 - Woman Thief
  Many robberies have lately been committed in the Parishes of St. Foy and Cap Rouge, in Canada, and one or two buildings have been burnt. These... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1845 - A young Canadian, named Theopilus Hamel, at St. Foy, near Quebec, having exhibited great talents in the art of design, was sent to Rome for completion of his studies.
  His parents being poor, his means soon fell short and an application was made to the Legislative Assembly in his behalf. But the body not having... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1873
  ST. FOY, a post village and parish in Quebec co., Que., 4 miles from Quebec. It contains 1 store, 3 hotels, and an inebriate asylum. Pop. 1,625.
  Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873
  
• 1888 - September 3 - A young farmer, of St. Foys, Que., carried off a neighbors's daughter and made a bee line for Uncle Sam's domains.
  The enraged parent of the girl is after the fugitives. Manitoba Free Press
  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  September 3, 1888
  
• 1895 - Saint Foy
  Saint Foy, a post-village and parish in Quebec co., Quebec, 4 miles S.W. of Quebec. It contains a store, 3 hotels, and an inebriate asylum. Pop. 1625.
  Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
  
• 1906
  Saint Foy, a post-village of Quebec co., Quebec, 4 miles SW. of Quebec.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
•   1979 - 17 DIE, 7 INJURED IN PLANE CRASH.
  St. Foy, Que. (UPI) - Seventeen people died and seven were seriously injured Thursday night in the fiery crash of a Quebec Air turboprop that plunged ... Read MORE...
  
  
• Sainte-Foy
  Sainte-Foy, Qué, city, pop 72 547 (2001c), 72 330 (1996c), 71 133 (1991c), 69 615 (1986c), area 83.85 km2, inc 1855, situated in the Québec region,... Read MORE...