The granite obelisk commemorates the founding of Fort Ville-Marie, later to become Montreal close to this spot on May 17, 1642. The monument was erected by the Société historique de Montréal to celebrate the city's 250th birthday.
The obelisk is made from a block of granite that stands 41 feet (12.5 m) tall and is 3 feet (0.91 m) square at its base. It took 40 horses to drag the shaft into the city in 1893. The monument was unveiled on May 17, 1894.
It has been moved a number of times before it was placed in its present location in 1999. It made its debut somewhat west of its present location. In the 1940s it moved again, to the old Customs House. The monument's present location is believed to be where Montreal's first mass was held.
Plaques
Each of the four faces of the obelisk bears a plaque.
A second plaque describes the creation of the monument by the Société historique de Montréal and provides a quote from the first mass by Barthélemy Vimont.
The final plaque, located on the north side of the obelisk, lists the names of the colonists who came between May and December 1642. The North plaque translates from French to:
Names of the first colonists of Montreal 1642 May–August
General notes about pioneers listed: Father Barthélemy Vimont is not listed among the first colonists, but there is abundant evidence that he gave the first mass at Ville-Marie on May 18, 1642. Also, the name of Adrienne Du Vivier is listed with her husband. However, Du Vivier was still in France at the time of the first settlement, marrying Hebert in 1646. The couple, along with their eldest daughter, Jeanne, then sailed from France to New France with Maisonneuve in 1648. Hebert and Du Vivier's second daughter, Pauline, was the first white baby baptized in Ville-Marie. Some research also lists Nicolas Godé's eldest son, Francois (age 21 at the time), as part of this first mission but most research suggest that he remained in Quebec before travelling to Ville-Marie in the fall of 1642. The Godés have been called the "First Family of Montreal", as their children that accompanied them were all in their teens or younger at the time of the first settlement. No other children accompanied this first group.
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Notes
FICHE D'UNE OEUVRE D'ART Vieux-Montréal
Photographs
Pioneers Monument Obelisk about 1890 - McCord Museum
January 06, 2023
pioneers, obelisk, montreal, pioneers, monument, obelisk, monument, montreal, pioneers, obeliskcoordinates45, 500837, 555642, 500837, 555642, coordinates, 500837, 555642, 500837, 555642locationplace, youville, montreal, designerj, baudrytypeobeliskmaterialstan. The Pioneers Monument Obelisk is a monument in Old Montreal Pioneers ObeliskCoordinates45 30 03 N 73 33 20 W 45 500837 N 73 555642 W 45 500837 73 555642 Coordinates 45 30 03 N 73 33 20 W 45 500837 N 73 555642 W 45 500837 73 555642LocationPlace d Youville Montreal DesignerJ A U BaudryTypeObeliskMaterialStanstead grey graniteHeight41 feet 12 m Beginning date1893Opening dateMay 17 1894Dedicated toMontreal Founders Contents 1 Overview 2 Plaques 3 See also 4 Gallery 5 Notes 6 PhotographsOverview EditThe granite obelisk commemorates the founding of Fort Ville Marie later to become Montreal close to this spot on May 17 1642 The monument was erected by the Societe historique de Montreal to celebrate the city s 250th birthday The obelisk is made from a block of granite that stands 41 feet 12 5 m tall and is 3 feet 0 91 m square at its base It took 40 horses to drag the shaft into the city in 1893 The monument was unveiled on May 17 1894 It has been moved a number of times before it was placed in its present location in 1999 It made its debut somewhat west of its present location In the 1940s it moved again to the old Customs House The monument s present location is believed to be where Montreal s first mass was held Plaques EditEach of the four faces of the obelisk bears a plaque The first plaque describes the founding of Montreal by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve on May 18 1642 A second plaque describes the creation of the monument by the Societe historique de Montreal and provides a quote from the first mass by Barthelemy Vimont A third plaque located on the south face provides a list of the Founders of Montreal including organizers and benefactors of the mission most of whom remained in France Prominence is given to Jerome le Royer de la Dauversiere and Jean Jacques Olier founder of the Society of Saint Sulpice The final plaque located on the north side of the obelisk lists the names of the colonists who came between May and December 1642 The North plaque translates from French to Names of the first colonists of Montreal 1642 May August Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve R P Poncet S J Pierre Puiseaux de Montrenault Jeanne Mance Catherine Barre Jean Corry and Isabeau Panie wife of Jean Corry Jean Robelin Augustin Hebert and Adrienne Du Vivier wife of Augustin Hebert Antoine Damien and Marie Joly wife of Antoine Damien Jean Caillot Pierre Laimery Nicolas Gode and Francoise Gadois wife of Nicolas Gode Francoise Gode daughter of Nicolas Gode Nicolas Gode son of Nicolas Gode Mathurine Gode daughter of Nicolas Gode Marie Madeleine de Chauvigny de la Peltrie And several others whose names are unknown French Et plusieurs autres dont les noms sont inconnus August December J B Le Gardeur de Repentigny R P Joseph Ihbert Duperon S J Louis d Ailledoust de Coulonge and Barbe de Boullonge Philippine de Boullonge Gilbert Barbier David de la Touze Guillaume Boissier Bernard Berte Pierre Laforest Cesar Leger Jean Caron Leonard Lucot Barbeau Jacques Haudebert Jean Masse Mathurin Serrurier Jean Baptiste Damiee Jacques Boni Jean Philippes Pierre Didier Pierre Questnel Julien Pothier N Bellanger Louis Gode Jean Mattemale Pierre Bigot Guillaume Lebeau Catherine LezeauGeneral notes about pioneers listed Father Barthelemy Vimont is not listed among the first colonists but there is abundant evidence that he gave the first mass at Ville Marie on May 18 1642 Also the name of Adrienne Du Vivier is listed with her husband However Du Vivier was still in France at the time of the first settlement marrying Hebert in 1646 The couple along with their eldest daughter Jeanne then sailed from France to New France with Maisonneuve in 1648 Hebert and Du Vivier s second daughter Pauline was the first white baby baptized in Ville Marie Some research also lists Nicolas Gode s eldest son Francois age 21 at the time as part of this first mission but most research suggest that he remained in Quebec before travelling to Ville Marie in the fall of 1642 The Godes have been called the First Family of Montreal as their children that accompanied them were all in their teens or younger at the time of the first settlement No other children accompanied this first group See also EditSociete Notre Dame de MontrealGallery Edit Place d Youville Montreal Place d Youville looking east Place d Youville looking West Founders of Montreal South plaque Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monument aux pionniers Notes EditFICHE D UNE OEUVRE D ART Vieux MontrealPhotographs EditPioneers Monument Obelisk about 1890 McCord Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pioneers 27 Obelisk Montreal amp oldid 1092976488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
