Canada East

1851 Sherbrooke Canada Directory

The principal Town of the Eastern Townships, is situated on both sides of the River Magog in the Townships of Ascot and Oxford, County of Sherbrooke and District of St. Francis, C. E. The Courts of Law for the district of St. Francis are held here, and the town is an electoral District returning one member to the Provincial Parliament. Sherbrooke is distant from Montreal, 95 miles stage fare, 23s. 9d. distant from Quebec, via Dudswell, 96 miles stage fare, 25s. distant from Boston, 250 miles stage fare, 45s. distant from Portland by Railway, (when complete) 175 miles. Population about … Read more

1851 St. Herimas Canada Directory

A Village situated in the Seigniory of the Lake of Two Mountains, County of Two Mountains, C. E. distant from Montreal, 36 miles. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C. Cyr, Captain Philibert. Desjardins, Joseph, notary public. Fortier, M., M. D. Lebel, J. George, notary public. Mercil, David, innkeeper. Marion, -, M. D. Poulin, Rev. Mr., Roman Catholic. Saumure dit Mars, _______, innkeeper. Sauve, Jeremie, innkeeper. Verdon, Captain Raphael.