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Some historical dates - 1700s-

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In 1702: Death of Sébastienne Loignon in St-François, IO on December 3, 1702.

In 1703: August 25, René Lepage acquires the Pachot fief at Rivière-Métis. He also obtained part of the seigneury Lessard, from Pierre Lessard (Pointe-au-Père or La Mollaye)

In 1710: Death of Louis Lepage in St-François, IO on November 27, 1710.

In 1712: Construction of the first chapel in Rimouski.

In 1715: On April 6, Bishop de Saint-Valier ordained Louis Lepage a priest and immediately sent him to exercise his ministry, as pastor, in the parish of Île-Jésus, near Montreal.

In 1717: Testament of Germain Lepage

In 1718: Death of the founding lord René Lepage of Rimouski at the age of 62. The seigneuress, M.-Magdeleine Gagnon survived him 26 years.

In 1720: Louis Lepage, parish priest, bought the seigneury of Terrebonne for 10 pounds, created the “les Bois” mission and built the first chapel.

In 1723: Date of canonical foundation of the parish of Saint-Louis de Terrebonne.

In 1723: Germain Lepage dies in Rimouski.

In 1724: The seigneury of Rimouski was bequeathed by René Lepage de Sainte-Claire to his son, Pierre Lepage de Saint-Barnabé (1/2), and to his other children (1/2}.

In 1734: Construction of the first church of St-François-de-Sales, in Ile-d'Orléans.

In 1742: Construction of the first church in Rimouski. The second in 1790.

In 1744: Maison Lamontagne, wooden house, built for the wedding of Marie-Agnès Lepage (Daughter of Pierre Lepage, 2e lord of Rimouski) and Basile Côté (m. on September 27, 1744). The oldest house in Bas-St-Laurent. It became a museum in 1982.

In 1745: The priest of Terrebonne abandons his seigneury and cedes it to Louis de Chapt, sieur de Lacombe.

In 1747: 1750 The seigneury of Pointe-au-Père, also called La Mollay and Lessard, is gradually acquired by Paul Lepage de la Mollay.

In 1751: Increase of the seigneury of Rimouski by 1 1/4 leagues front on 2 leagues deep in favor of Pierre Lepage de Saint-Barnabé.

In 1756: Paul Lepage de la Mollay cedes his rights in the seigneury of Trois-Pistoles to Nicolas-Dominique Lepage de la Fossaye in exchange for the latter's rights in the seigneury of Rimouski

In 1762: Construction of a first chapel in Rimouski.

In 1762: February 22, marriage of ancestor Gaspard Lepage and Madeleine Gauthier-Landreville at L'Assomption.

In 1762: On December 3, death of Louis Lepage, parish priest and Lord of Terrebonne.

In 1775: The seigneury of Pointe-au-Père is shared between the heirs of Paul Lepage (Isabelle Lepage, Marie Lepage, Pierre Lepage de Saint-Barnabé, Thérèse Lepage, Cécile Lepage, Geneviève Lepage, Véronique Lepage and Lepage de Saint-Germain).

In 1787: Construction of a second chapel to replace the first in Rimouski.

In 1790: Joseph Drapeau acquired the seigneury of Rimouski and Métis. He then became Lord of Rimouski and Métis.

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