Devercheres Drive is named in memorial to Marie-Madeleine Jarret de Verchères.
In the immediate post-World War II era, the Royal Military College of Canada renamed street names on the College grounds for significant military leaders.
Marie-Madeleine Jarret de Verchères (March 3, 1678 - August 8, 1747) was the daughter of François Jarret, a seigneur in New France, and Marie Perrot. Her ingenuity is credited with thwarting a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old.
