Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada
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[Today] Saint-Hyacinthe ...is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 53,236. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows perpendicular to Quebec Autoroute 20. Saint-Hyacinthe is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.
From http://patrimoine.ville.st-hyacinthe.qc.ca/ [translated from French]:
Appointed governor of Trois-Rivières in 1749 and occupied by many military tasks, the first lord of Maska [granted seigneury in 1748, François-Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, son of a governor of the New France] has little opportunity to fulfill the development obligations incumbent on him. After a few years, he prefers to sell his estate for the modest sum of 4000 pounds.
On October 25, 1753, Jacques-Hyacinthe Simon dit Delorme , an ambitious young entrepreneur, became the owner of the seigneury of Maska, which he renamed Saint-Hyacinthe in honor of his patron saint. Born in 1720 into a family of the petty bourgeoisie of Quebec, Jacques-Hyacinthe has a solid training of carpenter craftsman, put at the service of the king for the production of platforms and carriages for guns.
His knowledge of military engineering allows him to predict that the impending armed conflict between France and Great Britain will require significant resources. He plans to supply the Royal Navy with the abundant forest resources of the Saint-Hyacinthe seigneury....
In fact, from the frontier village, Saint-Hyacinthe is found at the beginning of the 19th century at the center of a local and regional network that allows easy access to Montreal and Quebec, the state of Vermont to the south, and to the east , the new townships that open to colonization. In 1815, surveyor Joseph Bouchette also said of Saint-Hyacinthe: "There is a continual contest of foreigners going to or from the borders, and there are one or two inns to receive them. where they find all possible amenities ... ".
During the last quarter of the 18th century, the village of La Cascade supplanted the Rapide-Plat as the main establishment of the seigneury of Saint-Hyacinthe, which it will gradually adopt the denomination. This predominance was confirmed in 1777 by the creation of the Catholic parish of "Saint-Hyacinthe on the Yamaska ??River", first served by François Noiseux, also parish priest of Beloeil.
The small community, which then has about a dozen families, has already used to bury its dead on a plot of land at the top of the hill overlooking the waterfall and the flour mill. A wooden chapel was built on the same site in 1780, replaced from 1796 by a stone building, precursor of the current Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire church . Already, the territory of Maskoutain takes the shape that characterizes it until today, with the institutional buildings (religious, seigniorial or school) and the more opulent residences installed in the upper city, while the industrial, commercial and artisanal gather rather on the banks of the river, in order to take advantage of hydraulic power.
At the top of the hill, the parish priests follow one another more or less quickly until the arrival, in 1805, of Antoine Girouard , who will guide for nearly 30 years the souls of his parishioners.
In the lower town, the flour mill needs to be expanded to meet the needs of the growing population. It is soon accompanied by several sawmills, as well as a mill to card wool and treading the fabrics from 1816. From the end of the 18th century, the leather industry, with a tanner and several shoemakers, begins to leave his mark. Evidence of the vitality of the small town, which is the capital of the Yamaska ??Valley, the merchant Joseph Cartier opened in 1794, a first general store.
...in 1811 the Saint-Hyacinthe College, which became the Seminary of Saint-Hyacinthe . It is one of the very first secondary schools in Quebec.
This foundation is essentially the work of Antoine Girouard , pastor of Saint-Hyacinthe since 1805. Coming from the first student cohort formed in 1773 at the Collège de Montréal, Pastor Girouard had worked as a missionary at Baie-des-Chaleurs and then as parish priest of Pointe-aux-Trembles for about fifteen years. For the Catholic authorities, this man of experience represents the ideal person to promote education in the countryside of Lower Canada, as well as to cope with the arrival of Protestant settlers in the townships that open to colonization in Canada. south and east of Saint-Hyacinthe.
Antoine Girouard generously contributes his own funds to the fledgling college, the first classes having taken place in his presbytery. But he also knows how to rally the support of the lords of the region, including the family Dessaulles he is a close. He also did not neglect the education of young girls, founding in 1816 the convent of Loreto , at the origin of the current Collège Saint-Maurice.
The consensus that Girouard has created around his work allows the young agglomeration of the Yamaska ??Valley to stand out as one of the most dynamic intellectual centers in the province.
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At the beginning of the 19th century, the great seigneury of Saint-Hyacinthe is a settlement area that still welcomes new settlers to clear the land. But the 5,000 or so inhabitants who are there in 1805 are already more than 14,000 at the time of the census of 1831, so that the agricultural quality space begins to become more rare there.
Increasing population density naturally leads to the creation of new parishes. Registers are open to The Presentation since 1806, given its proximity to the already developed land of the Richelieu, then Saint-Césaire in 1822, Saint-Damase in 1823, Saint-Pie in 1830, Sainte-Rosalie in 1834 and in Saint-Dominique in 1837.
The village of Saint-Hyacinthe follows a development curve similar to that of the terroir that surrounds it, its population rising from 321 to 914 inhabitants between 1805 and 1831. It is then the sixth largest agglomeration of Lower Canada, after Montreal, Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, La Prairie and William-Henry (Sorel).
This growth obviously requires the development of infrastructures to accommodate the population. As such, the lord Jean Dessaulles is very active, including ceding as public property the current market place , which is transported in 1830, a wooden hall to shelter bad weather farmers who gather there . It also offers, in 1834, land for the construction of a first courthouse , which will also serve as a prison.
Moreover, if Pastor Girouard provided for the needs of the education community with the Seminary and Convent of Lorette, his successor, the pastor Édouard Crevier, made sure to meet the needs in the field of health. In 1840, he founded the Hôtel-Dieu , which will be occupied by the Sisters of Charity. In full swing, the village of Saint-Hyacinthe now has all the assets to become a true modern municipality.
...In fact, it is an entirely different means of transportation that will play a key role in the industrial development of the small town. It is cheaper than canal trenching and faster than steamboats. The railroad makes it possible to reach areas inaccessible by waterways and remains functional year-round.
As early as 1845, the Parliament of the United Kingdom accepted the construction by the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway Company of a network linking Montreal to the Atlantic Ocean, at the level of Portland, Maine. Given the significant economic spin-offs envisioned, many municipalities claim the privilege of being one of the stages of the journey. In this struggle, Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe combine to propose a route that will ultimately be chosen.
The first train made its entry in Saint-Hyacinthe at the end of 1848, an event celebrated with pomp. The route to Portland will be completed in 1854. Meanwhile, the St. Lawrence & Atlantic was bought by the Grand Trunk Company, which integrates this railway into an even larger network, connecting Montreal to Sarnia, passing by Toronto. On the eve of Confederation, Saint-Hyacinthe is thus connected to the largest railway network in the country.
...Saint-Hyacinthe was incorporated as a village municipality in 1849. However, it was only a transitional stage: its growth allowed it to obtain the status of city the following year, then city in 1857, a rare honor that only Montreal and Quebec have.
...The buzzing city center remains the center of trade, but is also the seat of intense industrial activity that benefits both the hydraulic power of the Cascades site and the transportation facilities offered by the road. of iron. The smokestacks of foundries, factories of doors and frames, textile factories, but especially shoe factories spit almost continuously a thick smoke.
From the 1860s, the footwear industry took off in Quebec, with the leather sector occupying the second largest value in terms of production value just after the end of the century, just after the food sector. Saint-Hyacinthe is home to several tanneries and manufactures, the most important being unquestionably that of the brothers Côté , which will remain in operation for more than a hundred years.
Important events mark nevertheless this rich and prosperous period. The spring floods of the Yamaska ??River regularly cause devastating floods , sometimes leading to bridges. At the peril of water are added those of fire. A first major fire struck the town in 1854. But the most important incident remains that of September 3, 1876, which devastates most of the lower town. The Maskoutains bravely face these reverses of destiny, as evidenced by the adoption on this occasion of the motto of the city : In Amore and Fortitudine Redivimus (We live again for love and courage).
...Major transformations disrupt the agricultural sector during the last decades of the 19th century. Subsistence agriculture is declining in favor of larger scale production. In Quebec, this development is characterized by a strong specialization in the processing of dairy products. This industry took off in the Eastern Townships in the 1870s and then spread throughout the province. However, Saint-Hyacinthe is its true epicenter, both for the importance of regional production and the presence of several specialized institutions.
City/Town : Latitude: 45.616667, Longitude: -72.95Matches 1 to 8 of 8
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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| 1 |  JACQUES, Clarisse Melaena | 15 Jan 1860 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I455 | Our Family Tree |
| 2 | JACQUES, Francois Xavier | 14 Jan 1834 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I440 | Our Family Tree |
| 3 | JACQUES DIT NICKLAW, Francois Antoine Xavier | 4 Mar 1810 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2034 | Our Family Tree |
| 4 | JACQUES DIT NICKLAW, Jean Baptiste Philibert | 18 Aug 1838 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I443 | Our Family Tree |
| 5 | JACQUES DIT NICKLAW, Pierre Louis | 8 Sep 1842 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I318 | Our Family Tree |
| 6 | MARCAURÈLE DIT LAFEUILLADE, Mary | 1843 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2233 | Our Family Tree |
| 7 | PAULIN, Amable | 20 May 1769 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I5209 | Our Family Tree |
| 8 | TETREAULT, Francois Xavier "Frank" | 21 Jan 1843 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I5438 | Our Family Tree |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Christening |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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| 1 | JACQUES, Clarisse Melaena | 16 Jan 1860 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I455 | Our Family Tree |
| 2 | JACQUES, Francois Xavier | 15 Jan 1834 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I440 | Our Family Tree |
| 3 | JACQUES, Marie Celenise Philomene "Celina" dit Nicholas or Nicklaw | 29 Jun 1840 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2017 | Our Family Tree |
| 4 | JACQUES, Marie Elizabeth Agnes | 25 Jul 1846 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I878 | Our Family Tree |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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| 1 | MARCOURELLES, Joseph Pierre dit Lafeuillade | 12 Jan 1844 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2064 | Our Family Tree |
| 2 | MARCOURELLES DIT LAFEUILLADE, Pierre Jacques | 20 Mar 1812 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I5828 | Our Family Tree |
| 3 | MEUNIER, Marguerite | 22 Feb 1831 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I5844 | Our Family Tree |
| 4 | TETREAU, Christophe | 10 Jun 1815 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I5843 | Our Family Tree |
| 5 | TETREAU, Marie Desanges | 12 Jan 1817 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2065 | Our Family Tree |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Burial |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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| 1 | CHAGNON DIT LAROSE, Marie Françoise | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2069 | Our Family Tree | |
| 2 | JACQUES, Jean-Baptiste | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | I2068 | Our Family Tree | |
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| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | Tree | ||
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| 1 | BOUCHER / MARCOURELLES DIT LAFEUILLADE | 31 Jul 1786 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F1727 | Our Family Tree |
| 2 | JACQUES / GIRARD | 20 Jan 1862 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F1512 | Our Family Tree |
| 3 | JACQUES DIT NICKLAW / DES LANDES | 2 Oct 1832 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F944 | Our Family Tree |
| 4 | LAFAYETTE / JACQUES | 2 Oct 1860 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F947 | Our Family Tree |
| 5 | MARCAURÈLE DIT LAFEUILLADE / CHARBONNEAU | 7 Feb 1853 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F1652 | Our Family Tree |
| 6 | MARCOURELLES / TETREAU | 1 Aug 1796 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F941 | Our Family Tree |
| 7 | MARCOURELLES DIT LAFEUILLADE / FORTIER | 4 Jul 1796 | Saint-Hyacinthe, , Québec, Canada | F1728 | Our Family Tree |