Madawaska Seignory

Madawaska Seignory (Quebec)

The Madawaska Seignory (French: seigneurie de Madawaska) was a seignory during the French colonisation of New France. It was located in present-day Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Name[]

An order dated August 18, 1708 mentioned the name "seigneurie de Madaouska" for this seignory.^[1]

History[]

Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye, first seignor of Madawaska

The Madawaska Seignory was first granted to Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye on November 25, 1683.^[1] It measured three leagues along the Madawaska River and extended two leagues away from the river.^[1] Its territory included the Lake Témiscouata.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Gouvernement du Québec. "Seigneurie de Madawaska". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved June 5, 2010.

Coordinates: 47°42′00″N 68°42′00″W / 47.7000°N 68.7000°W / 47.7000; -68.7000

[topo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Gouvernement du Québec. "Seigneurie de Madawaska". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved June 5, 2010.

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