Events Archives | From Pioneer to Premier: the Seigniorial and Village History of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Sainte-Anne River Bridge

This bridge was erected on the Sainte-Anne River after the 1894 scree. It was swept away by the 1936 ice breakup.

Concessions in Sainte-Anne Seigniory

In 1681, many lands along the Sainte-Anne river have already been granted to more than thirty colonists.

The Fur Trade

Trading with members of First Nations is frequent at the time and those meetings are an occasion to exchange fur, meat but also brandy, which at that time […]

The Saint-Nicolas Chapel

Most of the first chapels built in the colony were very modest, of small size and made from logs.

Windmill Order

The tenants had the obligation to grind their grains at the windmill of the seigniory they lived in. However, discontent in regards of lengthy delays or very costly […]

Île du Large Windmill

In accordance with the seigneurial regime, the seigneur was required to build a windmill on the lands granted to him during his first year of occupation. In return, […]

The Death of John Jones Ross

May 11, 1901, the Journal des campagnes releases an article on John Jones Ross’s death. We find the funeral procedures and some biographical details.

John Jones Ross’s Burial Record

John Jones Ross dies on May 4, 1901, at the age of 68 and is buried three days later underneath the tiles of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Church by Trois-Rivières’s Bishop.

Commemorative Trowel

Upon the construction of the new bridge crossing the Sainte-Anne River, a commemorative trowel was forged to mark this major step in the history of the municipality.

Commemorative Trowel

Detail of the trowel presented to His Grace L. F. Laflèche, Trois-Rivières’s Bishop, by George Beaucage on the occasion of the laying of the new bridge’s first stone […]

The Car Bridge

The 1894 Saint-Alban scree on the Sainte-Anne River had consequences up to the mouth of the river, destroying several buildings and infrastructure on its path. Built in 1862, […]

The New Bridge

After the 1894 Saint-Alban scree, a new car bridge is erected. Its inauguration takes place three years later.