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Chaboillez is a French-Canadian surname. It may refer to: People *Augustin Chaboillez, Canadian priest of Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (Montreal), 1806–1834 *Charles Chaboillez (1736–1808), French Canadian fur trader *Louis Chaboillez (1766–1813), notary and politician in Lower Canada *Marie-Marguerite Chaboillez (born 1775), daughter of Charles Chaboillez and wife of Simon McTavish Other uses * Chaboillez River, a river of Quebec *Chaboillez Square , photo = Montréal depuis l'observatoire de la Place Ville-Marie, 2019-02-06 (no 04).jpg , photo_width = , photo_caption = The square as seen from Place Ville-Marie. , map = Canada Montreal , map_width = , type = Town square , location = ...
, a town square in Montreal, Canada {{Disambiguation ...
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Co-Cathedral Of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (french: Co-cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue) is a co-cathedral in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, on Montreal's south shore. It is located on the corner of Rue Saint-Charles and Chemin Chambly in the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil. It is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. The cathedral houses the remains of the Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, the foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Its episcopal region is Longueuil-Nord. Lionel Gendron, the bishop, has a cathedra sculpted in walnut. Before the reign of Bernard Hubert, it was simply a parish church. The cathedral was classified as historical monument by the Government of Quebec in 1984. History The site contains the archaeological remains of Fort Longueuil, a fort constructed between 1685 and 1690 as the fortified residence of Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, the only Canadian-born person to be raised to the rank of Baron by the French King. The fort was de ...
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Charles Chaboillez
Charles-Jean-Baptiste Chaboillez (July 9, 1736 - September 25, 1808), of Montreal, was one of the most influential French Canadian fur traders after the British Conquest of New France and a founding member of the Beaver Club. Chaboillez Square in Montreal was named for his nephew, The Hon. Louis Chaboillez, in 1813. Early life He was the eldest son of fur trader Charles Chaboillez (1706-1757), and his wife Marie-Anne (1711-1778), the daughter of another well-known fur trader, Jean-Baptiste Chevalier (1677-1746). After his father's death, his mother returned to Montreal and purchased a spacious house on Rue Saint-Paul for 9,000 ''livres''. From 1751, Chaboillez with his brothers was active in the fur trade between Michilimackinac, Grand Portage and Montreal. By 1769, he had already amassed a personal fortune of some 30,000 ''livres'' and the following year an investment of £2,550 in the fur trade put him in the forefront of Canadian investors. Fur Trade Chaboillez was a client ...
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Louis Chaboillez
Louis Chaboillez (October 14, 1766 – July 19, 1813) was a notary and politician in Lower Canada. He represented Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808. He owned much real estate in Montreal and Chaboillez Square is named for him. He was born Joseph-Louis Chaboillez in Montreal, the son of Louis-Joseph Chaboillez and Angélique Baby-Chenneville. He was the nephew of Charles-Jean-Baptiste Chaboillez, who was involved in the fur trade. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1787 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1789, he married Marguerite Conefroy. He served as a captain in the militia and a justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa .... After he retired from politics, he returned to practice as a notary. Chaboil ...
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Simon McTavish (fur Trader)
Simon McTavish (1750 – 6 July 1804), of Montreal was a Scottish-born fur trader and the chief founding partner of the North West Company. He was a member of the Beaver Club and was known as the ''Marquis'' for his pre-eminent position in the fur trade and his refined style of living. Both McTavish Street and the McTavish Reservoir in Montreal are named for him. His home and monument in the Golden Square Mile were longstanding landmarks in Montreal. Renowned for his generosity, when the Chief of the Clan MacTavish had fallen on hard times and was forced to sell their seat, Dunardry, McTavish bought it back for the clan and gave his eldest son employment in Montreal. Highlands Background In 1751, Simon McTavish was born at Stratherrick in the Scottish Highlands, the son of John McTavish (1701–1774), tacksman of Garthbeg, who bore the arms of the McTavishes of Garthbeg. His mother, Mary Fraser (1716–1770) of Garthmore, was descended through Simon Fraser of Dunch ...
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Chaboillez River
Chaboillez is a French-Canadian surname. It may refer to: People *Augustin Chaboillez, Canadian priest of Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue (Montreal), 1806–1834 *Charles Chaboillez (1736–1808), French Canadian fur trader *Louis Chaboillez (1766–1813), notary and politician in Lower Canada *Marie-Marguerite Chaboillez (born 1775), daughter of Charles Chaboillez and wife of Simon McTavish Other uses * Chaboillez River, a river of Quebec *Chaboillez Square , photo = Montréal depuis l'observatoire de la Place Ville-Marie, 2019-02-06 (no 04).jpg , photo_width = , photo_caption = The square as seen from Place Ville-Marie. , map = Canada Montreal , map_width = , type = Town square , location = ...
, a town square in Montreal, Canada {{Disambiguation ...
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List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ...
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