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Dalhousie Settlement
The early settlement on the shore of Lake St-Francis between Port Lewis
and Hungry Bay. (45.18N/74.23W) Named after Lord Dalhousie, the Governor
of Canada in the early 1800s.
Dalhousie Settlement Cemetery
An early cemetery that was located on an island near the Dalhousie
Settlement, east of Port Lewis. The island was later submerged when the
lake level raised following the construction of the Old Beauharnois
Canal. The exact location is unknown? There is another cemetery showing
on Belden 1881 map, 1.9mi (3km) east of Port Lewis, on the north side of
Rte 132. Identity unknown?. It was located on the James Brown farm, lot
12, Lake Front or First Range (St-Anicet).
Dalveen Post Office
The Dalveen Post Office operated for a short period of time in 1879
before it changed its name to Herdman Post Office. (45.009N/74.093W) It
had previously been named Herdman's Corners Post Office.
Davignon Park
A recent housing development close to Herdman Customs consisting
primarily of seasonal residents. (45.00N/74.08W)
Dawson's Hill
A hill on the Vance Sideroad (Rte 202 south of Huntingdon), 0.8mi
(1.3km) SE of Huntingdon. (45.077N/74.164W) It has now been levelled for
development lots.
Days Creek
An old name (c1815) for Fraser Creek.
Dead River
An early name for the Beaver Creek.
De Léry
A hamlet or village on Rte 217 at the corner of Montée Langevin, 1.5mi
(2.4km) SSW of St-Jacques-le-Mineur. (45.257N/73.436W) Probably named
after the Seigniory of DeLéry. It was originally named Upper St-Phillip.
De Léry is also shown on some maps as the name of the town of Léry, NE
of the town of Beauharnois. This is probably a contraction of the french
"Ville de Léry".
De Léry Post Office
The De Léry Post Office was located 1.5mi (2.4km) SSW of
St-Jacques-le-Mineur on Rte 217. It operated from 1912 until 1952
(seasonally until 1938) and was previously called the Lanctot Post
Office from 1907 to 1912.
Delmont Range (St-Anicet)
The range of farms along the Chemin Rivière de Laguerre, between Montée
Quesnel and the Plank Road. This range was also called the Newfoundout
Settlement.
Delmont Post Office
The Delmont Post Office was located in St-Anicet Parish on Chemin
Rivière de Laguerre, 1mi (1.6km) west of the Plank Road.
(45.134N/74.261W) It operated from 1907 until 1915.
Delson
A town on the Montréal South Shore between St-Constant and Candiac.
(45.38N/73.54W) It was incorporated in 1957, from part of the Parish of
St-Constant. It is near a rail junction of 3 rail lines. Named after a
combination of railway names, DELaware and hudSON railway.
Delson Catholic Cemetery
See: Cimetière Ste-Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus de Delson.
Delson Post Office
This one is confusing. There are three Delson Post Office names: Delson,
Delson Station, and Delson Village. They seem to have moved around and
traded names quite a bit. On the other hand, maybe the Post Office
archives are confused. The Delson Post Office started in 1912 and ran
under that name until 1929, probably at the rail station. Then its name
was changed to Delson Station Post Office. The Delson Post Office name
was then applied to another location which operated from 1929 until
present time. According to the archives, the Delson Village Post Office
name was also used for the same office from 1929 until 1962 when it was
officially dropped. On the other hand the 1938 Postal Guide shows only
Delson Village Post Office, not Delson Post Office.
Delson Protestant Cemetery
A cemetery in Delson located on the west side of Chemin
St-François-Xavier and south side of the CNR railway line.
(45.373N/73.537W) There was an old protestant cemetery reported on the
east side of the river but the location is not yet been determined?. It
was reported to have moved to Delson in 1963. See also: St-Constant
Baptist Cemetery.
Delson Station
A major railway junction where the Canadian Pacific Railway line from
St-Jean, the Napierville Junction Railway line from Rouses Point and the
Grand Trunk Railway (CNR) line from the Châteauguay Valley meet. The
station is on the CP line. (45.369N/73.551W) The nearby La Tortue
Station was on the CN line. (45.374N/73.537W) Also a name of a hamlet
next to the junction. (45.368N/73.549W)
Delson Station Post Office
The Delson Station Post Office operated from 1929 until 1952. It was
previously called Delson Post Office whose name was relocated to Delson
Village.
Delson Village Post Office
The Delson Village Post Office operated from 1929 until 1962 and was the
same post office as Delson Post Office.
Denham's Corners
The east end of the village of Rockburn. (45.027N/74.089W)
depot
The french or american term for a railway station.
Depot, Le (St-Michel)
Le Depot, meaning station in french, is a name on a modern map location,
2.4mi (3.8km) SSW of St-Michel-de-Napierville. (45.207N/73.589W) It was
previously called St-Michel Station, originally Lapigioniere Station and
is located on the route of the now abandoned Grand Trunk rail line to
Hemmingford and Plattsburgh (NY).
Depot Street (Hemmingford Village)
A local name for Champlain Street East (Rte 202, east of village
center). Named for the rail station located on the edge of town.
Dewitt Creek
A tributary on the north side of the Châteauguay River with its mouth at
Dewittville, 0.25mi (0.4km) NE of the bridge (45.116N/74.091W) and its
source in the Connaught Range. Previously called Brethour Creek.
Dewittville
A hamlet on the Châteauguay River, halfway between Ormstown and
Huntingdon in Godmanchester Township. (45.113N/74.092W) Named after
Jacob De Witt, a native of Holland, who built a sawmill there. It was
previously called Portage or Portage Village after the impassable rapids
in the river around which river travellers had to portage.
Dewittville Post Office
The Dewittville Post Office has operated since 1833 from the general
store in Dewittville. It closed in 1989 and was replaced with a Retail
Postal Outlet.
Dewittville Station
A railway station located 0.7mi (1.1km) north of Dewittville where the
Grand Trunk Railway (CNR) line crossed Seigneurial Sideroad.
(45.124N/74.096W)
Dickerson Island
The name of an island in the St-Lawrence River, in or next to the
Akwesasne Indian Reserve (St-Régis). It is located in the center of the
St-Lawrence River, 1.2mi (1.9km) NE of St-Régis Island. An old map does
show it in a different position but the map may be distorted.
District of <xxxx>
An area that encompasses the geographical jurisdiction of a court for
criminal or civil matters. The term often appears in legal documents
such as land deeds and wills. In 1801 there appear to have been only 3
districts in Lower Canada but by 1881, they had expanded to 21
districts, with the (judicial) District of Beauharnois covering
southwest Quebec from a courthouse in Beauharnois.
District of Iberville
A judicial district that included the counties of St Johns, Napierville
and Iberville. In the region west of the Richelieu River, it included St
Johns (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Napierville, St-Rémi, St-Édouard, and
Sherrington.
District of Montréal
A judicial district that in the early 1800s and before, included
everything southwest of a line that ran from the US border close to
Sherbrooke, through the west end of Lac St-Pierre on the St-Lawrence
River and NW along the east side of Berthier County on the north shore.
In more recent times, the judicial districts were split and additional
districts formed. In 1881, the District of Montréal covered the counties
of Laprairie, Chambly and Vercheres. District of Montréal may? now cover
only the Island of Montréal.
District of Beauharnois
A judicial district with its court originally in Beauharnois, that
covered the SW region of Quebec Province in the later 1800s. It included
the counties of Beauharnois, Châteauguay and Huntingdon. In present
times, the District of Beauharnois operates from the court house in
Valleyfield.
Dog's Reef
A point on the north shore of the St-Lawrence River, just west of
Pointe-des-Cascades. (45.321N/73.986W) Now called Pointe-au-Chien.
domain (domaine)
In the seigniories, an area set aside as a private hunting and fishing
area for the seignior or for other predetermined purposes such as space
for a mill or a village.
Domaine du Buisson
A strip of land running from Pointe du Buisson on the St-Lawrence, south
to the St-Louis River. (45.30N/73.95W) It divided Annstown and
Helenstown regions of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. It was the largest
of a number of lots of bush land that were set aside by the previous
Seigniory owners as private hunting and fishing areas. These privileges
probably lasted until the Seigniories were abolished in 1854.
Domaine de la Pêche au Saumon
The original name for Ste-Martine Village.
Domaine de Seigneurie-de-Lacolle
The center area of the Seigniory of Lacolle, reserved for future use by
the seignior when the area was first settled. It was later surveyed and
granted to settlers.
Domaine St-Louis
An old name for Beauharnois Village area.
Donnelly Bridge (Elgin)
See: Twin Bridges (Elgin).
Donnelly Hill (Elgin)
The western end of the First Concession (Elgin) next to the Trout River.
(45.000N/74.301W)
Dorchester (St-Johns Co)
An old name for St-Jean-sur-Richelieu or a hamlet about a mile north of
the old Fort St-Johns. The Dorchester was also a name of a locomotive on
the first railway in Canada between Laprairie and St-Jean in 1837.
Dorea
Located at the corner of the western end of Covey Hill Road and Rte 209,
0.3mi (0.5km) north of the Franklin Centre Customs. (45.003N/73.937W)
Also the name of a now closed rehabilitation center located near the
corner.
Douglasburg
Douglasburg was located at the junction of Rtes 217 and 221, close to
the Napierville exit of Autoroute 15. (45.196N/73.447W) Also known as
Douglas' Corner or Coin Douglas.
Douglasburg Post Office
The Douglasburg Post Office operated from 1888 until 1914.
Douglas' Corners
An old name for Douglasburg.
Dozois
A hamlet that was located 3.2mi (5km) NE of Napierville at the corner of
Rang Gregoire and 2nd Line Road. (45.219N/73.361W)
Dozois Post Office
The Dozois Post Office operated from 1905 until 1914.
Drem Isle
An older name for Russell island or the house on it, named by Dr.
Francis Shirriff who owned it before the Russell family.
Dumas Range (Franklin)
Originally in the Russelltown region of the Seigniory of Beauharnois,
the Dumas Range was transferred to Franklin township when it was formed
in 1857. It was then designated the Seventh Concession (Franklin). It is
located about 1.5mi (2.2km) NW of Franklin Center. (45.06N/73.95W) Also
the name of the road serving that concession (Rang Dumas) which forms
the boundary line with Ormstown municipality. (45.057N/73.971W)
Dumouchelle's Rapids
A rapids located in the Châteauguay River near the mouth of the English
River.
Dundee Centre
A hamlet that was located at the junction of the Dundee Centre Road and
the Smallman Sideroad. (45.029N/74.428W)
Dundee Centre Cemetery
There are two cemeteries at Dundee Centre. See: Zion Presbyterian
Cemetery (Old) and Zion United Cemetery.
Dundee Centre Post Office
The Dundee Centre Post Office operated from 1864 until 1913 with a break
between 1882 and 1896.
Dundee Lines
The old name for the Canadian Customs Port at Dundee, QC
(44.998N/74.509W)
Dundee, Municipality of
The first name for Dundee Township. Later it was the name of a local
administrative district created in 1845, consisting of the old Township
of Dundee. It was part of the reform that replaced the first Municipal
District of Beauharnois created in 1841 and it in turn was replaced in
1847 with another reform creating the Beauharnois District Council,
Division Numbers One and Two. In 1855, there was further reform when the
Counties were reborn. It was a confusing time.
Dundee Post Office
The Dundee Post Office operated from before 1832 until 1968.
Dundee Presbyterian Cemetery, Old
See: Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.
Dundee Township
A triangular shaped township, bounded on the south by the US border, on
the west by the St-Régis Indian Reserve, on the NW by the St-Lawrence
River and Lake St-Francis, and on the NE by Godmanchester Township.
Previously named simply as "Indian Lands" Officially established as the
Municipality of Dundee in 1831. It was in Huntingdon County but it is
now part of the MRC de Haut-St-Laurent.
Dundee (Village)
A village on the Canada/US border across from Fort Covington (NY).
(45.000N/74.509W) Municipality of Dundee was established in 1831. Named
after the birthplace of an early storekeeper, John Davidson, who came
from Dundee, Scotland. Previously called Salmon River Village. See also:
Dundee Township.
Dunn Cemetery
A private family cemetery located east of Franklin Centre on Rte 202,
close to the junction of Chemin Brooks. It is about 100m north of the
road on private property. (45.039N/73.887W)
Dunn's Mills
This place is somewhat vague. Sellar describes it as located 5mi (8km)
west of Laprairie but that would put it in the middle of the St-Lawrence
River. A map from 1839 shows it west of the mouth of the Rivière
St-Pierre. (45.407N/73.576W) This location is about 4.4mi (7km) WSW of
Laprairie. It is not obvious where the water power would be at that site
but possibly there was sufficient flow between Île-à-Boquet and the
shore to power a mill. Otherwise it would be at the mouth of the Rivière
St-Pierre located at present day Côte Ste-Catherine.
Dupuis Corners
A hamlet that was located in St-Anicet Parish at the corner of Rte 132
and Chemin St-Charles, 1.3mi (2.1km) NW of Cazaville. (45.101N/74.386W)
Dupuis Corners Post Office
The Dupuis Corners Post Office operated from 1908 until 1913.
Durham
The first name for the Village of Ormstown established in the late 1830s
to mid 1840s. It was named for Lord Durham, who was investigating the
state of affairs in Canada in the late 1830s and was a friend of the
Seignior. It gradually became known as Ormstown Village starting in 1845
and was officially changed when Ormstown Village was incorporated in
1890. The post office was always called "Ormstown" from its inception in
1837 since it served all of the seigniorial region of Ormstown. Not to
be confused with the Durham Township in Drummond County, southeast of
Drummondville. Also not to be confused with Dunham village in Dunham
Township, Mississquoi County, east of Bedford.
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