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Source : Guide to Saint-Laurent,
Street names
Street GROU
City of Saint-Laurent

« Armand Grou (1892-1961) was pastor of
Saint-Laurent from 1942 to 1950. Â He did his classical studies at the
Saint-Laurent college and was ordained in 1917. Subsequently, Father Grou held
various positions: vicar of Saint-Laurent, professor and Superior
of the Saint-Laurent college, and Superior of the Quebec
City and later the Montreal Scholasticate.

The Grous are one of Saint-Laurent’s oldest families.Â
Their ancestor, Jean Grou, was killed by the Iroquois in 1690. At the
beginning of the 18th century, two of his sons moved to Cà´te
Notre-Dame-des-Vertus. Pierre and Jean Grou respectively married Louise-Angélique
and Marie-Jeanne Cousineau, the daughters of Jean Cousineau, the ancestor of
that family. They left numerous progeny. Their
descendants include J-A Grou, alderman and Mayor of the city of Saint-Laurent
from 1917 to 1919 and 1921 to 1927 »
Grou Street was named april 14th 1950.
Excerpt
from « Guide to Saint-Laurent
Street Names, a Heritage Worth
Discovering. Published
by the Saint-Laurent burrough.
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