Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton () is a municipality of 700 people in
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
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, in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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on the
Canada–United States border
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. Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton is the source of the
Eaton and
Clifton rivers.
History
Municipality of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland
The earliest known name for Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland was the name of Popeville, formed from the
surname of Pope which the surname of the president of the
Cookshire branch of the
Standard Chemical Company. Later the name of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland was established, the Saint-Isidore part was chosen to honor
Isidore of Seville
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who was
bishop of Seville in 600. The Auckland part of the name was added in 1806 and probably comes from a toponym added by
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
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Early life
A m ...
after he was named man of state commissioner in North America in 1778 in order to settle border disputes following
American independence
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. Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland was established canonically in 1904 with the foundation of the catholic parish of Saint-Isidore and was established civilly the year after. The post office was later established in 1911.
Municipality of Clifton-Partie-Est
the Municipality of Clifton-Partie-Est was named after the village of
Clifton in
Gloucestershire
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in 1799. Clifton is now a suburb of
Bristol
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and the name of Bristol's of one of the city's thirty-five
council wards. In 1873 the township of Clifton was subdivided into the municipality of the township of Clifton and the municipality of the east part of the township of Clifton (Clifton-Partie-Est).
Merger of the municipalities of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland and Clifton-Partie-Est
Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton used to be two separate municipalities of the Municipalité de Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland and the Clifton-Partie-Est until they were merged into the Municipalité de Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton on the 24 December 1997. The name Clifton-Partie-Est is now used to refer to a part of Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton which corresponds to the old territory of Clifton-Partie-Est.
Notable people
Jean Perron, former trainer of the
Montreal Canadiens
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was born in Saint-Isidore d'Auckland
before the merger of the two municipalities.
References
External links
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
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