1605            

Champlain and Poutrincourt Expeditions

1676

Memramcouke is part of the Seigneurie de LaVallière (Beaubassin).

1700

First settlements - Pierre “Pître“ Gaudet and René Blanchard

1713

Families from Port-Royal come to stay.

1740

Acadians settle in the area that later became known as the Pierre-à-Michel.
Acadians settle in the area that later became known as Beaumont.

1751

Memramcouke has reached 250 settlers.
Fort Galisonnière is built.
To dry out the marshes, Acadians build dykes and aboiteaux.

1753

First chapel built on the Eastern shore of the Memramcouke River at Pointe-au-Bouleau (currently known as the Ruisseau des Breau).

1755

Colonel Scott and 300 soldiers pursue Memramcouke residents during the Deportation.
Three villages made up of cabins are built in the region to hide Acadians.

1766

First post-deportation Acadian village built at La Montain (Village des LePlatte) 

1769

Founding of Village-des-Piau

1770

Founding of Village de La Pointe-à-l'Ours

1775

Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres buys the tract, known as La Pointe, situated between the Memramcook and Petitcodiac rivers.
Acadians settle in the region which later becomes known as Gautreau Village.

1781

First Acadian parish and first religious parish settled in Memramcouke, New Brunswick.

1782

Arrival of Memramcouke’s first priest, the abbé Thomas Leroux
The first church to be settled on the western bank of the Memramcouke is built at La Montain.

1784

First leases signed with DesBarres by Acadians in La Pointe through the agent Mary Cannon

Acadians living on the East side of the Memramcook River receive grants from the government.

1786

First land claim request submitted by Acadians from La Pointe to the Government regarding land titles.

1790

Founding of the Village du Bonhomme Gould

1792

Second request submitted by Acadians from La Pointe regarding their lands

1794

Death of the abbé Thomas Leroux, who is replaced a short time later by the abbé Thomas Power

1795

New petitions submitted by Acadians to the Government to get hold of their lands

1796

Fire at the Église de La Montain

1798

First church to be built on the current site in Saint-Joseph by the abbé Thomas Power

1802

Denaut and Plessis, bishops from Québec, plan to establish a religious community and a college in Memramcouke. This task was to be given to the Pères de la Foi who were supposed to reactivate the ordre des Jésuites. However both the governor-general and the provincial lieutenant-governors strongly oppose the plan.

1803

Mgr Denaut, the bishop in Québec, visits various Acadian communities, among them Memramcouke, and orders baptismal, marriage and other records to be kept.

1804

Departure of the abbé Thomas Power and arrival of the abbé François Ciquard

1805

Confirmation of DesBarres’ title by the Government of New Brunswick

1808

Another petition submitted by the Acadians of la Pointe to the Government

1812

Departure of the abbé François Ciquard and arrival of the abbé Louis Brodeur

Visit of Mgr Plessis who orders the building of a new church “within three years”

1816

Start of construction on the second church in Saint-Joseph under the direction of the abbé Louis Brodeur

1818

Departure of  the abbé Louis Brodeur and arrival of the abbé Isidore Poirier

1821

Departure of the abbé Isidore Poirier and arrival of the abbé Louis Gingras

Acadians (6) from Beaumont buy their lands from DesBarres.

1822

Acadians from l’Anse-des-Cormier (7) buy their lands from DesBarres.

1824

Arrival of the abbé Célestin Gauvreau; death of Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres at the age of 102 years

1825

Departure of the abbé Louis Gingras

1827

Initiated by associates of DesBarres, arrests of 20 or so Acadians for contempt; the abbé Célestin Gauvreau intervenes on the behalf of the targeted Acadians who barely avoid being imprisoned.

1828

Arrival of the abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau, cousin of Célestin who leaves in 1829

1829

Again initiated by associates of DesBarres, arrests for contempt of 20 or so Acadians who are then imprisoned for 2 months.

1832

Departure of the abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau

1833

Arrival of the abbé Joseph Couture

1836

Return of the abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau

1840

Construction of the first large Acadian stone church (current church) by the abbé Ferdinand Gauvreau

1842

Construction of Sainte-Anne’s Chapel in Beaumont

1841

Resolution of the deadlock between the DesBarres and the Acadians ratified in 1842: Acadians from La pointe can now own their lands by buying them from DesBarres at a price of one dollar per acre.

1847

The stone walls of the church are completed, but the interior still needs to be finished.

1852

Arrival of the abbé François-Xavier Lafrance; there are 440 families in Memramcook.

1854

Foundation of the Séminaire (Collège) Saint-Thomas by Lafrance

1855

The interior of the stone church is completed.

1856

(August 15) Official consecration of the Saint-Thomas de Memramcouke Church

1862

Closure of the Collège Saint-Thomas for financial reasons

1864

Departure of the abbé Lafrance for Barachois; arrival of father Camille Lefebvre and the holy cross congregation; foundation of the Collège Saint-Joseph in the former Collège Saint-Thomas building.

1867

Abbé Lafrance’s funeral; burial under the Saint-Thomas Church’s sanctuary

1869

Construction of the Collège Saint-Joseph’s first chapel (annex)

1870

Construction of the Académie Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur by the Parish of Saint-Thomas

1873

The Académie Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur becomes a residential school (convent) under the direction of the Sisters of Charity.

1874

Arrival of Sister Léonie and the Marianites of Sainte-Croix

1879

New bells mounted on a stone tower at the Saint-Thomas Church

1875

New four story building added to the Collège Saint-Joseph

1880

Fondation of the Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille

1881

First National Acadian Convention

Two new bells added to the tower at Saint-Thomas Church

1884

Expansion of the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur convent

1885

Addition built (Cormier wing) at the Collège Saint-Joseph; this includes a new chapel

1895

Death of Father Camille Lefebvre

1896

Construction of the Lefebvre Monument

1898

Construction of the church in Lourdes; minor addition added to the Collège

1904

Further expansion of the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur convent

1914

50th Anniversary of the Collège Saint-Joseph; unveiling of the Lefebvre statue in front of the Collège; major expansion undertaken at the Collège

1924

Foundation of the Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur Congregation

1928

Last expansion of the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur Convent

1932

Construction of a new chapel at the Collège (perpendicular wing)

1933

Fire at the Collège Saint-Joseph; the chapel is spared.

1934

Reconstruction of the Collège Saint-Joseph; construction of the church in Pré-d'en-Haut and expansion of the Saint-Thomas church

1940

The Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation parish is established in Pré-d’en-Haut.

1941

Founding of the Memramcook credit union

1944

Founding of the Pré-d'en-Haut credit union

1950

Opening of a superior school in Pré-d’en-Haut

1953

First classes held at the Université de Saint-Joseph in Moncton

1955

Consolidation of Memramcook Valley’s schools

1958

Construction of a regional school in Memramcook

1960

Founding of the Notre-Dame de Lourdes parish

1963

The Université de Saint-Joseph becomes the Université de Moncton.

1966

Founding of the Memramcook Institute

1987

Acadian Games are held (8^th edition)

1995

Amalgamation of the Village de Saint-Joseph and surrounding local districts to form the Village de Memramcook

1997

August 15^th Mega Show

1999

First edition of the Jeux de la francophonie canadienne held in Memramcook

1999

Visit of the French President, Mr. Jacques Chirac, during the Francophone Summit

2000

Relay 2000 of the Trans Canada Trail in Memramcook

2006

125^th anniversary of the first Acadian National Convention

225^th anniversary of the Saint-Thomas de Memramcook parish

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