▁Ter re bon ne ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 2 0 . ▁He ▁quickly ▁developed ▁the ▁land ▁surrounding ▁M ille - île ▁river ; ▁he ▁would ▁construct ▁a ▁church ▁with ▁a ▁pres by tery , ▁four ▁fl our ▁mill s ▁and ▁a ▁l umber ▁mill , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁industrial ▁center ▁in ▁New ▁France , ▁after ▁Quebec ▁City ▁and ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁The ▁descend ants ▁of ▁René ▁Le page ▁have ▁settled ▁across ▁North ▁America , ▁from ▁Canada ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁over ▁these ▁past ▁ 3 2 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁René ▁Le page ▁de ▁Sainte - Cla ire ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Jean - Char les ▁Fort in , ▁Antonio ▁Le ch asse ur ▁et ▁al ., ▁Histoire ▁du ▁Bas - St - La urent , ▁Quebec , ▁Institut ▁qu éb é co is ▁de ▁recherche ▁sur ▁la ▁culture ▁I Q RC , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Reyn ald ▁Le page ▁et ▁al ., ▁D iction naire ▁gén éal og ique ▁des ▁Fam illes ▁LE PA GE , ▁T ome ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁Second ▁Edition , ▁Québec , ▁Association ▁des ▁Le page ▁d ' Am érique ▁Inc ., ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Je annot ▁Bour d ages , ▁Paul ▁Lar oc que ▁et ▁al ., ▁R im ous ki ▁depuis ▁ses ▁orig ines , ▁R im ous ki , ▁Société ▁d ' histoire