Category: The 1950s

Auguste Descarries at the piano

Auguste Descarries was born in Lachine on November 26, 1896. His father was a lawyer and politician. He studied classics at Collège Saint-Laurent and Collège Sainte-Marie (Montréal). He […]

Bishop Alfred

Alfred LePailleur was born in Lachine on August 9, 1886. His father was the merchant Narcisse-Alfred (1857-1918) and his mother, Emma St-Denis (1864-1906). Coming from a wealthy family, […]