Timeline
1642
Foundation of Fort Ville-Marie on the island of Montréal
Picture: BANQ. 0002729282
1700
1701
Birth of Marguerite d'Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. MDY.2004.055
1701
Signing of the Great Peace of Montréal
Picture: Library and Archives Canada, Mikan 3050235, folio 43
1737
Foundation of the community of the Grey Nuns by Marguerite d’Youville and three of her companions
1745
Original commitments signed by Marguerite d’Youville and her companions
Image : Archives des Sœurs grises de Montréal. G01-B-2-2-02
1753
Royal Letters Patent officially granting management of the General Hospital to Marguerite d'Youville.
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, G02
1760
Capitulation of Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal
1771
Death of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. 1973.F.009
1774
The Québec Act
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. VM6-258-1-5-2-001
1791
Constitutional Act
1800
1821
Death of Mother Thérèse-Geneviève Coutlée, s.g.m., Superior General since 1792
1832-1834
Cholera epidemic in Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. CA M001 BM007-2-D23-P009
1833
Election of Jacques Viger, first mayor of Montréal
Picture: BANQ. 971.004114 S954h 1882
1837-1838
Rebellion of the Patriotes
Picture: BANQ. 2724397
1840
Act of Union
1840
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe
1844
Sale of remaining land at Chambly
1844
The Grey Nuns of Montréal in Manitoba
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, P01-Y-01
1845
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, later the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa
1845-1849
The Great Famine in Ireland
1847
Typhus epidemic
Picture: BANQ. 0002748706
1849
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Québec
1849
Parliament Buildings Burned (Montréal)
Picture: BANQ. MAS 8-217-b
1859
Departure of the Grey Nuns to the West; foundation of the Lac Sainte-Anne mission
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. L018
1859
Beginning of activities at the Youville Convent and Hospice farm
1860
Opening of Victoria Bridge
Picture: BANQ. 06M-P401S1P098
1867
Confederation: creation of the Dominion of Canada
1867
Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Québec
1871
Departure from the General Hospital in Old Montréal and move to the Motherhouse on Guy street
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. L082-C-13-5d
1876
Inauguration of Mont-Royal Park
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. BM42-G0731
1877
Opening of the Hospice Saint-Charles, later to become the Accueil Bonneau
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L035-J-1-1-02-02
1880
Industrialization of Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. BM42g1497
1886
Foundation of the Hôtel-Dieu in Nicolet by the Sisters of Charity of the Hôtel-Dieu de Nicolet
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. P07-R-11D
1895
Beginning of the Métairie Saint-Joseph in Nicolet
1900
1901
Death of Queen Victoria
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P62,D188
1905
Opening of the Institut Familial (Family Institute)
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L066, album 1
1907
Beginning of the activities at the Saint-Charles Farm in Côte-de-Liesse
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. Studio G, p43
1909-1910
Typhoid epidemic
1912
The congregation numbers 1,010 Sisters working in 68 establishments in Canada and in United States
1914
Beginning of the activities of the Saint-Bruno Convent Farm
1914-1918
The Great War
Picture: BANQ. AFF B 00003886 CON
1918-1919
Spanish flu epidemic in Montréal
1925-1930
Construction of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P48,S1,P01153
The 1930s
Great Depression
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L035-J-1-1-02-45
1936-1939/1944-1959
Maurice Duplessis, Prime Minister of Québec
Picture: BANQ. 03Q,P560,S2,D1,P001515
1939
Sale of the Saint-Bruno Farm
1940
Women’s Right to Vote in Québec
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P48,S1,P23134
1942
Tri-centenary of Montréal
1954
Sale of the Saint-Charles Farm (Côte-de-Liesse)
1957
Departure of the first Grey Nun missionaries for Brazil
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L127-3-D
1959
Beatification of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. AMY-J-7-9-2-12
1959-1970
The Quiet Revolution
Picture: Québec Liberal Party
1961
Sale of the Convent and Hospice Youville Farm
1966
Sale of the Métairie Saint-Joseph
1967
Expo 67
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. 2,P110-Y,15-001
1976
The Montréal Olympic Games
1980
Return of the congregation’s headquarters to Old Montréal
1990
Canonization of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. AMY-J-8-6-3
2000
2010
Transfer of the remains of Marguerite d’Youville
2011
Sale of a section of Saint-Bernard Island
2013
Departure of the Sisters from the Motherhouse
Here you will discover the significant events in the life of the Grey Nuns and the people of Québec. Scroll down to learn more!
Here you will discover the significant events in the life of the Grey Nuns and the people of Québec. Scroll down to learn more!
1642
Foundation of Fort Ville-Marie on the island of Montréal
Picture: BANQ. 0002729282
1700
1701
Birth of Marguerite d'Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. MDY.2004.055
1701
Signing of the Great Peace of Montréal
Picture: Library and Archives Canada, Mikan 3050235, folio 43
1737
Foundation of the community of the Grey Nuns by Marguerite d’Youville and three of her companions
1745
Original commitments signed by Marguerite d’Youville and her companions
Image : Archives des Sœurs grises de Montréal. G01-B-2-2-02
1753
Royal Letters Patent officially granting management of the General Hospital to Marguerite d'Youville.
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, G02
1760
Capitulation of Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal
1771
Death of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. 1973.F.009
1774
The Québec Act
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. VM6-258-1-5-2-001
1791
Constitutional Act
1800
1821
Death of Mother Thérèse-Geneviève Coutlée, s.g.m., Superior General since 1792
1832-1834
Cholera epidemic in Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. CA M001 BM007-2-D23-P009
1833
Election of Jacques Viger, first mayor of Montréal
Picture: BANQ. 971.004114 S954h 1882
1837-1838
Rebellion of the Patriotes
Picture: BANQ. 2724397
1840
Act of Union
1840
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe
1844
The Grey Nuns of Montréal in Manitoba
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, P01-Y-01
1845
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown, later the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa
1845-1849
The Great Famine in Ireland
1847
Typhus epidemic
Picture: BANQ. 0002748706
1849
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Québec
1849
Parliament Buildings Burned (Montréal)
Picture: BANQ. MAS 8-217-b
1859
Departure of the Grey Nuns to the West; foundation of the Lac Sainte-Anne mission
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Collections. L018
1860
Opening of Victoria Bridge
Picture: BANQ. 06M-P401S1P098
1867
Confederation: creation of the Dominion of Canada
1867
Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Québec
1876
Inauguration of Mont-Royal Park
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. BM42-G0731
1877
Opening of the Hospice Saint-Charles, later to become the Accueil Bonneau
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L035-J-1-1-02-02
1880
Industrialization of Montréal
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. BM42g1497
1886
Foundation of the Hôtel-Dieu in Nicolet by the Sisters of Charity of the Hôtel-Dieu of Nicolet
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. P07-R-11D
1900
1901
Death of Queen Victoria
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P62,D188
1905
Opening of the Institut Familial (Family Institute)
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L066, album 1
1909-1910
Typhoid epidemic
1912
The congregation numbers 1,010 Sisters working in 68 establishments in Canada and in United States
1914-1918
The Great War
Picture: BANQ. AFF B 00003886 CON
1918-1919
Spanish flu epidemic in Montréal
1925-1930
Construction of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P48,S1,P01153
Années 1930
Great Depression
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L035-J-1-1-02-45
1936-1939/1944-1959
Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Québec
Picture: BANQ. 03Q,P560,S2,D1,P001515
1940
Women’s Right to Vote in Québec
Picture: BANQ. 06M,P48,S1,P23134
1942
Tri-centenary of Montréal
1957
Departure of the first Grey Nun missionaries for Brazil
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. L127-3-D
1959
Beatification of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. AMY-J-7-9-2-12
1959-1970
The Quiet Revolution
Picture: Québec Liberal Party
1967
Expo 67
Picture: Archives of the city of Montréal. 2,P110-Y,15-001
1976
The Montréal Olympic Games
1980
Return of the congregation’s headquarters to Old Montréal
1990
Canonization of Marguerite d’Youville
Picture: Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives. AMY-J-8-6-3
2000
2010
Transfer of the remains of Marguerite d’Youville
2013
Departure of the Sisters from the Motherhouse