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  1. The Origin of the Names of Our SeigneuryMay 26, 2015 · written by Alain Manset · 4 min readSaint-Pierre, Sainte-Cécile, Sainte-Sophie and the seigneury’s nine rangs: where their names come from, from Gilles Masson to Adélaïde Moras, and why the seigneurs’ given names were “sanctified”.
  2. Rue Narcisse-BeaudetMay 22, 2015 · written by Alain Manset · 2 min readThe 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.
  3. Méthot and Siméon-Charland StreetsMay 22, 2015 · written by Alain Manset · 2 min readRue 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.

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