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Localization of some commemorative places
The "Berceau
de Kamouraska" is located at the east of the village, approximately
3 kilometers from the church, on the southern side along the main road.
On a nice wrought iron grating, one finds the mention:
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It is there that were set up the first two churches and presbyteries
of Kamouraska. This site will have also the distinguished privilege
to be the religious centre of Kamouraska and of all the eastern region.
It is also there that rest more than 1 300 pioneers. A memory-chapel
erected in 1959, at the time of the 250th anniversary of the parish, tempts
to meditation ...
The memory-chapel at the BERCEAU DE KAMOURASKA
Many quebecer families may associate this place with their origins.
The first inhabitants of Kamouraska are for the majority descendants
at the second or third generation from Québec and l'Île d'Orléans.
Here are some of the first settlers:
Pierre Ancelin | François Autin | Jean Ayot | Pierre Beaulieu |
François Bouchard | Pierre Boucher | Jean Dionne (dit Sansoucy) | Nicolas Lebel |
Pierre Levasseur | Louis Martin | Pierre Michaud, father | Pierre Michaud, son |
Pierre Migneau | Gabriel Paradis | Guillaume Paradis | Noël Pelletier |
René Pelourde | Pierre Roy (dit Desjardins) | François Toupin | Mathurin Valet (Ouellet) |
On July 2,
1989, a historical commemoration to perpetuate the memory of our ancestors
Pierre
and Marie was made. Indeed, at the time of this great
Michaud gathering, the Association of the Michaud Families unveiled
a commemorative plaque to their memory. It is anchored on a wall
of the chapel.
Commemorative plaque
This plaque honours Michauds in America. A similar plaque, affixed
at the back of the church of Fontenay-le-Comte, was given by the Association
of the Michaud Families in September 1990.
The Commission
de toponymie du Québec, during its meeting on March 29, 1989,
officialized the toponym
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so as to designate the bridge over the Kamouraska river on highway 132,
in the so-called municipality. Pierre Micheau (1637-1702) settled
at Kamouraska after having seen himself conceded a land of 12 arpents by
the seigneur Charles Aubert de la Chesnaye. Several of his
descendants are today rallied in the Association of the Michaud Families.
The bridge was officially unveiled on July 2, 1989.
The Pierre Micheau bridge
On July 1st,
1990, at the Berceau de Kamouraska, the Association of the Michaud
Families also proceed to the unveiling of a monument to memory of our
ancestor Pierre Micheau, his wife Marie Ancelin and their
10 children. Designed by Rosaire Michaud, it is a creation
of Lucien Michaud, artist living at Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska.
My father Adrien in front of the monument
To create this monument, the designer based himself on the three fundamental
principles on which a family is based : authority, respect and unity.
The monument of pyramidal shape consists of 3 superimposed blocks which
expresses the strength. They are well integrated by their respective
form.