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  History of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Journey back in time to Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Visit Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1740 - Église de Saint-Denis established in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
  
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  Église de Saint-Denis
  636, ch. des Patriotes, Suite 100, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QUÉBEC
  Established 1740
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• 1831 - In 1831, the pottery industry in Saint-Denis employed 31 people and there was also an important manufacturer of coaches in the same parish.
  
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• 1832 - ST. DENIS,
  seigniory, in the co. of Richelieu, is bounded N.E. by the aug. to St. Ours; S.W. by St. Charles and Cournoyer; in the rear by St. Hyacinthe; in...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• (Saint-Denis) - "Throughout the 1830s, Saint-Denis was home to large political gatherings as well as the headquarters of the Fils de la Liberte (Sons of Freedom), a group of young French Canadians who wanted Lower Canada (Quebec)
  to become and independent country. But even more important, Saint-Denis was the site of the only Patriotes victory over the British during the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1837 - December 2 - Lower Canada Rebellion
  Lt-Col. Charles Gore returns to St-Denis after earlier standoff by the Patriote rebels; troops sack and burn the village; heads to St-Charles, Québec ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  View of St. Denis / Vue de Saint-Denis ( Quebec / Québec ) 1837
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• 1873
  ST. DENIS, a flourishing post village and parish of Quebec, co. of St. Hyacinthe, on the River Richelieu. 14 miles from St. Hilaire Station. The...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1886 - There has been fifty deaths from smallpox at St. Denis, Que., out of sixty cases.
  
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• 1887 - Stabbed
  A row occurred at St. Denis, near Chambly, Que., yesterday, when a man named Fournier was stabbed in several parts of the face by a man named Baudet. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
  Saint Denis, a post-village of Quebec, co. of St. Hyacinthe, on the river Richelieu, 14 miles N. of St. Hilaire Village. It contains 7 or 8 stores,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Saint Denis, a post-village of St. Hyacinthe co., Quebec, on the river Richelieu, 14 miles N. of St. Hilaire. It has butter and cheese-industries and ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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• Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu
  Saint-Denis, Qué, Municipality, pop 2243 (2006c), 2183 (2001c), inc 1903. Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu is located on Rivière RICHELIEU, 30 km northwest...Read MORE...