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George was born in Napierville, in the province of Quebec, on September 29, 1836. His father was of Irish descent, and he was a farmer and a mill owner. The early days of George’s life was spent on the family farm and in his father’s mill.

In the 1800s railways were needed in the Eastern Townships to get to raw materials, for fast travel, the growth of businesses, and to fill in the desire to build more railway lines. In the past most people didn’t have cars to travel with or trucks to carry materials. Railways met this need.

Edouard Maheu maire de Paquetteville et son épouse Emilia Labbé. Tous deux natifs de Saint-Joseph de Beauce, ils arrivent à Paquetteville en 1950.

Ce petit village des Cantons de l’est, situé près de la frontière Américaine, allait devenir un endroit de prédilection pour élever une famille de 16 enfants.

The St. Francis College (1854-1898) played a prominent role on the education scene in Quebec.

Did you know that maple syrup is the oldest agricultural product in Quebec? It all began with the Indigenous peoples who called it “Sweet Water.” When spring returned and the maple sap was running the Indigenous peoples offered the boiled thickened syrup as a sacrifice to the Great Spirit. “Sugaring off” was largely a woman’s function in Iroquois communities. The men cut notches into tree trunks and small wooden troughs were stuck into the bark.