Place:Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

General Info

• Saint-François-du-Lac was a parish in the historical county of Yamaska.
• It is currently located in the Regional County Municipality of Nicolet-Yamaska, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada.
• Establishment of canon: 4 Nov 1714

Lovell's Gazetteer (1895)

• "ST, FRANCOIS DU LAC, a post village in Yamaska co., Que.. on the St. Francois River, 18 miles from St. Guillaume Station, on the C.P.R. It contain 1 Roman catholic church, 6 stores, 1 hotel, 2 flour mills, 1 saw mill, 2 cheese factories and 1 telegraph office. Pop. of parish 2255."

Research Tips

Books

• Source:Sulte, Benjamin. Histoire de Saint-François-du-Lac

Parishes

• Saint-François-Xavier (Catholic)
  • Diocese: Nicolet
  • Parish Registers opened: 1715
  • Photo and contact information
  • Drouin Collection for Saint-François-du-Lac
    (ancestry.com subscription required)

Links and Sources

• Family History Library Catalog entry for Saint-François-du-Lac

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names