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Diversion of the main road at St-PierreIn 1898 the municipal council of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets moved the main road south of the houses threatened by landslides on the cliff; Adeline Monpas obtained a change to the route.
Rue Narcisse-BeaudetThe first mayor of Saint-Pierre, in office from 1855 to 1858, gave his name to the street serving the Des-Jardins-les-Becquets residence; the Society traces his life from his birth in 1810 to his death in 1893.
René-Pinot Street (Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets)René Pinot, known as Laperle, of the second family to settle at Saint-Pierre: his land appears on the 1709 Catalogne map, and the 1710 birth of his son Claude seems to be the first there.
Méthot and Siméon-Charland StreetsRue Méthot recalls two unrelated men, the notary Antoine-Prosper and the member for Nicolet François-Xavier-Alfred-Ovide; rue Siméon-Charland, the tinsmith appointed fire officer in 1873.
A Trois-Rivières Bridge Runs Aground at St-Pierre-les-BecquetsCarried off by the ice in 1836, the Saint-Maurice bridge broke up and its debris ran aground at Saint-Pierre; the notary Méthot sold it at auction in 1837 for 7 pounds, 7 shillings and 7 pence.