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Chapel of Sainte-Anne de Beaumont

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29: 206:, Memramcook priest Ferdinand Gauvreau was appointed Indian Commissioner for Westmorland County. In July of that year, at a general meeting of the region's Mi'kmaq presided over by Gauvreau, those present elected Peter Bernard as chief. Bernard and Gauvreau discussed a fixed community settlement where the Mi'kmaq could do more farming. In June 254:, he built several churches in the region, including the one in his native village. Chief Peter Bernard designed the plans for the building. The chapel was consecrated in autumn 1943 by Abbé Gauvreault. Chief Bernard's house was later converted into a presbytery. The chapel interior was restored in 19005. The pews and 280:
Robert Léger of the Memramcook Valley Historical Society developed the chapel restoration project in the 1980s. Thanks to donations and a grant from the federal government, over $ 10,000 was raised to pay for the work. The work, which lasted just over a year until 1989, involved repairing the roof of
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and attended by 300 people took place on July 23, and a commemorative plaque was installed. The "Burial Place of the Ancestors" project was then initiated by the Fort Folly First Nation, with the aim of creating a historical park. An archaeological dig was carried out in 1992, clearing the land,
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for 50 pounds, had been owned since 1820 by Amasa and Sally Weldon, who had bought them from Joseph Frederick Wallet Desbarres. The reserve became known as Fort Folly 27. The population probably moved shortly afterwards, in late summer or autumn.
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recovering artifacts and demarcating the cemetery. The Memramcook Historical Society proposed building a historical village near the chapel. In 1996, the floor was redone and the interior repainted. The presbytery was renovated in
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about ways to stop the sale of alcohol. He also told him about the community project. In subsequent meetings, they agreed that the county should purchase land. The land chosen was on the banks of the
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The chapel and its site became a provincial historic site on June 19, 1989, making it the first protected Amerindian place of worship in the province. A ceremony presided over by Lieutenant-Governor
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semicircular frames. The façade features a bull's eye above the main entrance and is topped by a bell tower. The façade also features an entrance drum, an addition to the original plan. A
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The white cross at the back of the cemetery commemorates Henriette Bernard, known as Mercure, daughter of the Chief of Beaumont, who drowned while saving her friend René Belliveau.
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supplied the wood, and the Acadians helped with the work free of charge. According to an article by P. William Bourque, the church was built by the government to avoid
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A cemetery was located on the chapel grounds, slightly to the east. Most of the headstones have disappeared, but the names of 79 deceased were preserved at the
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built large churches. In 1841, the people of Beaumont decided to build a chapel to better serve their community. The chapel was built in
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bears the inscription "1842". The chapel seats around 50 people. The wooden altar may be the work of sculptor
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solidarity with the Acadians. Master carpenter Hilaire Arsenault oversaw the construction. Born in
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Boudreau, Béatrice (1997). "La Société Historique de la Vallée de Memramcook: 1977-1997".
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Boudreau, Béatrice (1997). "La Société Historique de la Vallée de Memramcook: 1977-1997".
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Babineau, Edmond (1989). "Saint-Anne de Beaumont: Une première au Nouveau-Brunswick".
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the chapel and presbytery, the foundations and gallery of the presbytery, redoing the
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place of worship, classified as a provincial historic site, located in the hamlet of
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on the ceiling. Several objects are displayed in the chapel, including traditional
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The hamlet of Beaumont takes its name from Jacques Bonnevie, known as Beaumont, an
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The Beaumont reserve was sold to Father Massé on August 21, 1965, and the
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LeBlanc, Jacqueline (1989). "Lieu historique de Beaumont: Année 1997".
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church. Sixty-nine headstones were installed in the 1990s by the
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328:. The interior is decorated with wooden moldings and a painted 297:, and a new bell tower was installed in May of the same year. 218:, just south of Beaumont. The 64 acres, purchased on July 15, 210:, Chief Bernard, armed with a letter from Gauvreau, talked to 621:
Bourque, P. William (1993). "L'histoire de Prée-d'en-Haut".
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Léger, Louise; LeBlanc, Charline; Cormier, Josanne (1982).
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Deux cents ans de vie paroissiale à Memramcook, 1781-1981
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Hicks, Leslie (1993). "La tradition micmac à Beaumont".
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The old bell tower is on display in the cemetery. A
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Affiliation
Memramcook
New Brunswick
Canada
Catholic
Beaumont
Memramcook
New Brunswick
Canada
Georgian-style
Mi'kmaq
Fort Folly
presbytery
cemetery
Acadian
1740
1842
Sainte Anne
Virgin Mary
Mi'kmaq
1829
1938
1830
1837
1838
Edward Barron Chandler
Petitcodiac River
1840
1840

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