Within 24 hours, this virulent infection had spread
throughout the community and beyond. Terror and panic spread just as quickly.
Doctors warned people to keep to their homes, and
families were decimated - some losing five...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
THE PRIESTS OF RIVER BOURGEOIS (cont.)
9. Father Pierre Robitaille (1874-1949) – 1909-1949
Born at L’Ancienne-Lorette, 28 June 1874, son of Jacques Robitaille and Philomene Hamel, Fr. Pierre Robitaille,...
Population Trends
Arichat
1771: 174 residents
1803: 331
1811: 475
1832: 2,000
1901: 1,435
1911: 1,500
January 7, 1902: Alfred Gerard, widower of Marie Forgeron, married Charlotte Lejeune, widow of Joseph Meunier, witnesses were Ephrem Gerard and Alexina Forgeron
January 21, 1902: Robert LeJeune, son of the late Abraham Lejeune and Marie Dugas, married Alvina Poirier,...
January 29, 1906: Henri Boudrot, son of Jeffrey Boudrot and Marie Hebert, Arichat, married Louise Pertus, daughter of Jean Pertus and Adele Benoit, witnesses Alexandre Boudrot and Lybie/Lydie LeBlanc
February 7, 1906: Beni Boudrot, son of Charles Boudrot and the...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Antigonish. This is the fifth installment recounting its history.
When Bishop MacKinnon was consecrated in February of 1852, Father Etienne Chartier was in service responsible...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated. This is a continuation of the chapter called the “Silver Jubilee of Rev. Father Pierre Robitaille.”
At the Solemn High Mass, the jubilee was assisted by Fathers...
Twenty-seven years ago, violence erupted in Cap Auguet,
near Arichat, and a tactical police squad was deployed to quell the
disturbance.
For many people in and around the area, this would seem
like an outlandish statement. Cap...
The following is a list of Members of Parliament who have represented Richmond County:
Richmond
William Joseph Croke 1867 Anti-Confederate
Isaac Levesconte 1869 Anti-Confederate (by-election)
The second cemetery of the Notre Dame de l’Assomption Church refers to the one that is nearest the church on the south side. The first, or old, cemetery is across the highway to the north, while the third and...