▁d ' Or leans , ▁close ▁to ▁Quebec ▁City . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 6 8 6 , ▁René ▁Le page ▁married ▁Marie - M ade le ine ▁G agn on , ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁R im ous ki ▁Like ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁fellow - cit iz ens , ▁René ▁dream t ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁great ▁strong hold ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁With ▁this ▁intention , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Î le ▁d ' O rl é ans ▁to ▁go ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁coast . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 6 9 3 , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁France , ▁Louis ▁de ▁Bu ade , ▁Count ▁of ▁Front en ac , ▁conced ed ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁ground ▁in ▁common er ' s ▁condition ▁located ▁behind ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Esp in ay ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁river , ▁which ▁they ▁called ▁Sainte - Cla ire . ▁From ▁this ▁moment ▁he ▁added ▁this ▁part ▁to ▁his ▁name , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁fashion ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁even ▁without ▁en no ble ment . ▁ ▁To o ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River , ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁project ▁of ▁colon ization ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Indeed , ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 6 9 4 , ▁René ▁Le page ▁de ▁Ste - Cla ire ▁ex changed ▁his ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁Î le ▁d ' O rl é ans ▁( be