Montreal History by key date


Discover Montreal's history by decade by viewing historical pictures, images and building construction.











<<  Decade 1840 - 1850   >>

Death during this decade

1840

1849

Historical events of this decade

Criminal
1849    Parliament is set on fire in Montreal by the torries

Cultural
1844   Establishement of the Institut Canadien de Montréal

Economic
1847   Foundation of the Saving Bank of the city of the district of Montreal which became the Bank Laurentienne 198

Politic
1848   Creation of the Lachine village.

Social
1846-09-14   Creation of the village of Côte-Saint-Louis

Religious
1843   Foundation of the religious congregation of the Sisters of Providence by Émelie Gamelin

1848   Foundation of the religious congregation of Sisters of Mercy

1843   Foundation of the religious congregation Saints-Noms-de-Jésus-et-de-Marie

1847   Arrived of Brother of Saint-Viateur in Montreal .

Buildings built during this decade
Schools and Universities
McGill University »»» 1843
Normal School »»» 1845
Churches
Former St-Georges Church »»» 1843
St. Stephen church »»» 1844
Methodist Centre Church »»» 1845
Sainte-Geneviève Church »»» 1845
Saint-Patrick's Basilica »»» 1847
Bank
Bank of Montreal »»» 1847
Office
Maisons-magasins de l'Hôtel-Dieu »»» 1843
207, place D'Youville »»» 1845
20-22, rue Saint-Paul Est »»» 1846
Public Building
Le Casemate »»» 1846
Bonsecours Market »»» 1847
Hotels
Penny Lane Condos »»» 1846
Industrials Building
Entrepôt Robert-Gillespie I »»» 1842
Buchanan and Penn Warehouse »»» 1844
William Dow Warehouse »»» 1846
Entrepôt John-Try »»» 1846
Free presbyterain Church »»» 1848
Commercial
Royal Exchange Building »»» 1842
Jardin Nelson »»» 1845
Jean-Bruneau Store House »»» 1845
266-272, rue Saint-Paul Est »»» 1848
Old Houses
1550, boulevard Saint-Joseph (Lachine) »»» 1840
TMR Rugby Club House »»» 1840
Samuel-Mathewson house-store »»» 1841
Notman House »»» 1844
Store House Mary-Grant »»» 1845
John Lewis Forbes House »»» 1845
Store House Jean-Baptiste-Beaudry »»» 1847
Justine-Solomé Hurtubise House »»» 1847
Albert Furness House (Trafalgar Lodge) »»» 1848
John Molson Jr. House »»» 1848
Monasteries, Religious Buildings
Asile de la Providence »»» 1842
Bon-Pasteur Monastery »»» 1847

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