e lections ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 0 9 th ▁Canadian ▁parliament ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Rem ill ard ▁brothers ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁were ▁successful ▁own ers ▁of ▁brick ▁manufact uring ▁plants ▁in ▁Oak land ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁they ▁built ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁twice : ▁once ▁before ▁the ▁great ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁fire ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁One ▁building ▁alone , ▁the ▁Palace ▁Hotel , ▁ ▁required ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁Rem ill ard ▁br icks ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁brothers ▁who ▁began ▁the ▁brick ▁making ▁company , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁Rem ill ard ▁fortune , ▁imm igr ated ▁from ▁St . ▁Val entin ▁( near ▁Nap ier ville ), ▁Quebec ▁to ▁California ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁R ush . ▁ ▁Pierre - N icol as ▁“ Peter ” ▁Rem ill ard ▁was ▁born ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁at ▁St . ▁Val entin , ▁Quebec . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁he