Saint-Épiphane - Viger Township
The records for the parish of Saint-Épiphane seem to go back no further than 1863, so I suppose that that was when the parish was established. However, I have ancestors who lived in Viger Township at the time of the 1861 Census, which, as far as I know, is the same place. Where would children born before 1863 have been baptised?
Merci,
Gilbert Benoît Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: Saint-Épiphane - Viger Township
Your question has many answers. No Catholic church is registered for a location in Viger. There are several parishes with older records in Riviere du Loup. You might try any of these:
Isle-Verte: St-Jean-Baptiste (reg 1766) Notre Dame du Portage (reg 1856) Riviere du Loup: St-Patrice (reg 1813 St-Antonin (reg 1856 St-Arsene (reg 1849) St-Eloi (reg 1852) Ste-Georege de Cacouana (reg 1813) St-Modeste (reg 1853) Trois-Pistoles: Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (reg 1717)
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Objet : Saint-Épiphane - Viger Township
St-Épiphane est dans le comté de Rivière-du-Loup
Il y a St-François de Viger situé pas très loin
Si vous regardez dans les cartes de google vous trouverez facilement
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Re: Saint-Épiphane - Viger Township
I just found the records of two persons who reportedly were from the parish of St-Epiphane. They were both baptised in the parish of St Modest in 1861. Hope this helps.
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Objet : Re: Saint-Épiphane - Viger Township
Hi: Just got connected. Viger is the name of the Township that Saint-Épiphane was established. As far as I know, at the beginning of this village, it beared the name "Viger". It covered all the Township. Then, there was a kind of splittage. The north side of this Township had the town name of Saint-Épiphane and the south side was Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger. Priests had their house in Saint-Épiphane and had the mission of Saint-F-X-V to cover too. So, if you see the town name of Viger at the beginning of the 1860's; this will mean Saint-Épiphane.
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