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(Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec

In October, the community of Bécancour, Quebec, hollow out their largest pumpkins and carve them into boats for the annual regatta on the Bécancour River, known as Potirothon.

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  • 1647 - Seigniory (Becancour) granted April 16, 1647, to Sieur de Becancour


  • 1669 to 1672 - Becancour - The first French missionary contact with the local Abenaki occurred in 1669, and a permanent European settlement was established 3 years later.

    www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ en/ article/ becancour/

  • 1681 - Becancour parish opened

    www.prdh-igd.com/en/Carte/2301

  • Becancour
    Bécancour, QC, city, pop 11 134 (2006c), 11 051 (2001c), inc 1965. Bécancour is located almost directly opposite Trois-Rivières on the south shore of ...Read MORE...


  • 1702 - Becancour - In 1702, a small fort was erected on the site to protect against Iroquois attack.

    www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

  • 1716 - Parishes of La Nativite de Notre Dame and St. Pierre de Becancour are established

    Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records, Compiled Jeanne Sauve White

  • 1722 - Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • 1802 - Église de Saint-Grégoire established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • 1825 - Église de Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
    Église de Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly, est. 1825
    865, av. des Hirondelles, Bécancour, QUÉBEC
    Source: Google maps
    Photograph
  • 1832 - BECANCOUR,
    seigniory, in the co. of Nicolet, is bounded S.W. by Godefroi, N.E. by fief Dutord and by the townships of Aston and Maddington in the rear. 2 1/ 4 l. ...Read MORE...


  • 1845 - Église de Sainte-Gertrude established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • 1859
    A seigniory lying along the lower part of the Becancour river (in Lower Canada); about 7 m. long and 6 m. in breadth. Pop. 2,752.
    A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859

  • 1868 - Église de Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • 1873
    BECANCOUR, the chief town of Nicolet co., Que., is situated at the mouth of the Becancour river, 5 miles from Doucet's, 7 miles from Three Rivers. It ...Read MORE...


  • News 1892 - Becancour, Que. - The bridge across the Becancour river at this point was carried away by ice last night.

    Saginaw News
    Saginaw, Michigan
    April 7, 1892

  • 1895 - Becancour
    Becancour, the chief town of Nicolet co., Quebec, is at the mouth of the Becancour River, 80 miles S.W. of Quebec. It has several mills, and a large...Read MORE...


  • Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
    Church - Gentilly
    Postcard
  • 1903 - Église du Précieux-Sang established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org

  • Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
    Église du Précieux-Sang, est. 1903
    7525, Route du Missouri, Bécancour, QUÉBEC
    Église de Bécancour
    Paroisse: Précieux-Sang
    Source: www.originis.ca900

    Photograph
  • 1916
    Becancour, the chief town of Nicolet oo., Quebec, is at the mouth of the Becancour River, 80 miles WSW. of Quebec. It has several mills and a large...Read MORE...




Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada


Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

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Église de Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly, est. 1825
865, av. des Hirondelles, Bécancour, QUÉBEC
Source: Google maps

Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Postcard
Pinterest
Church - Gentilly

Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Photograph
Pinterest
Église du Précieux-Sang, est. 1903
7525, Route du Missouri, Bécancour, QUÉBEC
Église de Bécancour
Paroisse: Précieux-Sang
Source: www.originis.ca900

History, News and Stories of Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

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  • 1647 - Seigniory (Becancour) granted April 16, 1647, to Sieur de Becancour
  • 1669 to 1672 - Becancour - The first French missionary contact with the local Abenaki occurred in 1669, and a permanent European settlement was established 3 years later.

    www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ en/ article/ becancour/
  • 1681 - Becancour parish opened

    www.prdh-igd.com/en/Carte/2301
  • Becancour
    Bécancour, QC, city, pop 11 134 (2006c), 11 051 (2001c), inc 1965. Bécancour is located almost directly opposite Trois-Rivières on the south shore of ... Read MORE...

  • 1702 - Becancour - In 1702, a small fort was erected on the site to protect against Iroquois attack.

    www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
  • 1716 - Parishes of La Nativite de Notre Dame and St. Pierre de Becancour are established

    Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records, Compiled Jeanne Sauve White
  • 1722 - Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1802 - Église de Saint-Grégoire established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1825 - Église de Saint-Édouard-de-Gentilly established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1832 - BECANCOUR,
    seigniory, in the co. of Nicolet, is bounded S.W. by Godefroi, N.E. by fief Dutord and by the townships of Aston and Maddington in the rear. 2 1/ 4 l. ... Read MORE...

  • 1845 - Église de Sainte-Gertrude established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1859
    A seigniory lying along the lower part of the Becancour river (in Lower Canada); about 7 m. long and 6 m. in breadth. Pop. 2,752.
    A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
  • 1868 - Église de Sainte-Angèle-de-Laval established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1873
    BECANCOUR, the chief town of Nicolet co., Que., is situated at the mouth of the Becancour river, 5 miles from Doucet's, 7 miles from Three Rivers. It ... Read MORE...

  • News  1892 - Becancour, Que. - The bridge across the Becancour river at this point was carried away by ice last night.
    Saginaw News
    Saginaw, Michigan
    April 7, 1892
  • 1895 - Becancour
    Becancour, the chief town of Nicolet co., Quebec, is at the mouth of the Becancour River, 80 miles S.W. of Quebec. It has several mills, and a large... Read MORE...

  • 1903 - Église du Précieux-Sang established at Bécancour

    www.gcatholic.org
  • 1916
    Becancour, the chief town of Nicolet oo., Quebec, is at the mouth of the Becancour River, 80 miles WSW. of Quebec. It has several mills and a large... Read MORE...

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