n 1696, Germain Lepage came to Rimouski with
his son, His Lordship Rene, it is in memory of him that the parish was named
Saint-Germain-de-Paris.
n 1758, there were only 72 persons in
Rimouski divided among 15 families, Their names and dates of arrival are found below.
1. Lepage, seigneur, 1696
9. Ruest, 1734
2. Saint-Laurent, 1696
10. Bouillon, 1738
3. Desrosiers, 1718
11. Canuel, 1751
4. Gasse, 1724
12. Réhel, 1751
5. Pineau, 1730
13. Proulx, 1751
6. Côté, 1730
14. Banville, 1757
7. Gagné, 1733
15. Brisson, 1758
8. Lévêque, 1733
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n 1696, Germain Lepage came to Rimouski with
his son, His Lordship Rene, it is in memory of him that the parish was named
Saint-Germain-de-Paris.
re the founders of our City and the pioneers of the Lower St-Lawrence region
ancestors? If so, start your search on our website by inserting their names in your
family history.