Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1832 - VERCHERES,

seigniory, in the co. of Vercheres, on the south side of the St. Lawrence, is bounded N.E. by St. Blain; S.W. by Bellevue; in the rear by Cournoyer; in front of the St. Lawrence. - One league in front by two in depth. Granted, Oct. 29, 1672, to Sieur de Vercheres, and is now the property of Madame Boucherville. - The land is generally good, with several varieties of soil; the largest proportion of which is in a creditable state of culture. It is watered by a small river and two or three rivulets, that turn a grist-mill, and some saw-mills. It has a neat church, a parsonage-house, and a chapel, in the centre of a small village. - In the parish of Vercheres all the lands are conceded, some as far back as 1727; and there are roads in all directions. The terms of concession were various; some were charged 2 bushels of wheat and 42 sols for 60 superficial arpents; some, one bushel of wheat and one pisstre for 90 superficial arpents; some, 1 bushel of wheat for 60 superficial arpents; and others were charged more or less. No one goes hence to settle in the townships; for the fathers of families, who have sufficient means, purchase lands for their children either in the parish or in the seigniories in the rear.

Population 2,712
Churches, R.C. 1
Cures 1
Presbyteries 1
Schools 1
Villages 1
Corn-mills 1
Carding-mills 1
Fulling-mills 1
Saw-mills 5
Tanneries 2
Just. of peace 1
Medical men 1
Notaries 1
Shopkeepers 3
Taverns 1
Artisans 15

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

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