Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
1832 - The Parish of Drummondville

extends over the township of Wickham as well as Grantham and contains two churches, both situated in the village of Drummondville: one is attended by members of the Church of England and the other by Roman Catholics. The village is on the R. St. Francis and was built under the direction of Lieut.-Col. Heriot, C.B. for the accommodation of disbanded veterans. It was destroyed by fire June 22, 1826. Its chief trade is in grain and pot and pearl ashes; it carries on an extensive traffic with Sorel as well as with neighbouring townships and those more to the interior to the south. It contains 2 schools, one public and the other private, in each of which 20 scholars are instructed. The settlement of Drummondville was commenced in 1816, during the administration of Sir George Drummond. It is particularly indebted to Col. Heriot, member of the provincial parliament for the co. of Drummond, for its original establishment and progressive advancement. That gentleman has been at considerable expense in building several corn and saw-mills; his house and establishment, erected on an eminence at the N.W. extremity of the village, add materially to the beauty of the scenery when viewed from the opposite bank of the St. Francis. - Ungranted and unlocated, 13,315 acres.

Statistics of the Parish of Drummondville
Population 389
Churches, R.C. 2
Cures 1
Schools 2
Villages 1
Corn-mills 2
Carding-mills 1
Fulling-mills 1
Saw-mills 3
Tanneries 4
Potaheries 4
Pearlasheries 4
Shopkeepers 2
Taverns 2
Artisans 10

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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