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Rang Williamstown in St-Patrice-De-Sherrington

Rang Williamstown in St-Patrice-De-Sherrington

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 8:45PM GMT
Classification: Query
In the 1901 Canadian Census there are farms listed as being on "Rang Williamstown" in St-Patrice-De-Sherrington, yet present-day maps do not have any streets or roads with this name.

In the 1901 Census, “Rang Williamstown” seems to be near Rang St. Francois (which still exists today) since the entries listed as being on Rang Williamstown are surrounded by other entries for Rang St. Francois.

Does anyone know if Rang Williamstown was later renamed to something else, or perhaps disappeared completely (e.g. turned into farm land), or where I could find a map from the 1901 era? (I’ve searched the on-line map collection for the Quebec Archives, without success).

Any help that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Rang Williamstown in St-Patrice-De-Sherrington

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 1:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Lefebvre, Lussier, Beaudin, Tourangeau, Williamstown, Napierville, Chateauguay, Huntingdon, St. Patrice de Sherrington, Sherrington
I found this quote in "Histoire de Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington (1848 – 1998)", by Denis Gravel:

« Ainsi, le 5 août 1912, le conseil municipal dirigé par le maire Wilfrid Lussier accepte la requête menée par messieurs Georges Beaudin et Joseph Tourangeau de fermer le 30 Sept. 1912 la montée Williamstown, un vieux chemin établi depuis 1869. »

"Thus, on the 5th of August 1912, the municipal council headed by the mayor Wilfrid Lussier accepted the request made by Georges Beaudin and Joseph Tourangeau to close on Sept. 30 1912 the Williamstown road, an old road that had been in use since 1869."

This explains why the maps for Napierville from 1917 do not show "Rang Williamstown".

Another researcher pointed out this quote from “Rapport de la Commission de Refonte Des Statuts Généraux de la Province de Québec” to me:

« Le comté de Napierreville comprend la paroisse de St. Patrice de Sherrington (qui renferme le territoire comprenant les lots Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 et 25 du 1er rang de Williamstown, dans la paroisse de St. Jean Chrysostome, dans le comté de Chateauguay, qui est annexé à la dite paroisse) et les paroisses de St. Cyprien, St. Edouard, St. Michel Archange et St. Remi y compris le village de St. Remi. »

So it appears that there was a section of St. Patrice de Sherrington known as “Rang Williamstown” prior to 1912. However, I am still unable to determine its precise location in St. Patrice de Sherrington, since I can’t find any maps from the era which show the lots mentioned above.

Any suggestions or help that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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