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The History of Rougemont, by Suzanne Bedard gives more
information of those early years. We are told of the poor condition of the roads in the
spring and that mail was brought by horse. A plank road ran from Granby to Longueuil in
1841. In 1845, an improved road was built from Marieville ( Sainte-Marie de Monoir). Tolls
were installed every 8 or 10 miles; a toll station was established in Rougemont, on Lot
525. Sias Bachelder was the owner of an inn and resting post for horses on Lots 520 &
521. A Mr. Walsh was the surveyor for the new road from Marieville. John Standish, the uncle of Rebecca Ashton, owned a saw mill and flour mill around 1840. The mill still stands on the property of Nelson McArthur. He also owned a brewery and store and was known as " Squire John". He made two trips back to Ireland to settle the family business". In 1832 in ' Lower Canada' , immigration from England and Ireland accounted for 37% of the population. In 1831 in Rougemont, the English population formed 18% of the population ( 19 families). In 1851, 25 families of Rougemont were ' English' compared to 56 ' French' families. |