The first missionary to visit Arichat was Father Bailly de Messein, a native of France serving in the Diocese of Quebec.
Bailly was replaced by Father Bourg who directed the parishioners to build a...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere, he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere, he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts...
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Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies, he spent three years at agricultural school. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and one in agricultural science. In addition, he acquired a diploma...
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,...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
Fr. Alexander M. O’Handley (November 17, 1895-December 13, 1902) was the priest at River Bourgeois for seven or eight years.
His conduct was not exemplary due to his...
Family 3: 1804
Generation 1: Francis Grimes married Margaret March, she died June 24, 1863 age 88.
Generation 2: Michael Grimes married Henriette Landry, daughter of Peter Landry and Marie Marchand
In the years following 1935, the road from the Arichat-Petit de Grat intersection has evolved into the main residential section of the old village. The highway running through it has become the primary thoroughfare through Arichat leading...