Welcome to Ste-Agathe Historical Society

The most important fact about our historical house is that it is an actual site home; that is, it was not moved there from some other location.  The actual structure of the house could date as far back as 1854.  In 1876, the residents on Long Lake were all foreclosed by the Hinckley family for being squatters on their property. The case went to court, and finally in the late 1880's the court ruled in favor of the squatters and the state of Maine then gave warranty deeds to the inhabitants. At this time Leandre Pelletier was the owner of the property.  Later the property was sold to the Rev. Raoul Bourbeau, who in turn sold it to an Xavier Deschaine Jr. The Rev. Bourbeau also kept part of the adjoining property which he sold to the diocese of Portland to make a new parish cemetery. When Mr. Deschaine was unable to pay off the balance due on the house, the Rev. Bourbeau foreclosed and then resold the property to Jules Marquis in 1927. Jules Marquis' widow, Lucie, deeded the property to her son Ligorie, who held it with his wife Annie until 1966. At the time of Mr. Ligorie Marquis' death, he had willed the property to his wife, Annie, and her son Clarence Marquis as co-tenants. In 1978, being the sole surviving tenant, Clarence Marquis sold the property for $4,500 to the newly established Ste. Agathe Historical Society.