Lessard Seignory (Bas-Saint-Laurent) Explained

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

History

The Lessard Seignory, measuring a league and a half by two leagues, was granted to Pierre Lessard and his wife, Barbe Fortin, on March 8, 1696.[1] The western limit of its territory was the Point au Père on the Saint Lawrence River.[2] Pierre Lessard and his wife were also seignors of the Lessard Seignory located in the present L'Islet Regional County Municipality.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Courville . Serge . Labrecque . Serge . Seigneuries et fiefs du Québec : nomenclature et cartographie . 1988 . Faculté des Lettres de l'Université Laval (CÉLAT) . Québec (Québec) . 2-920576-22-4 . French . 150.
  2. Web site: Seigneurie Lessard . Gouvernement du Québec . Commission de la toponymie du Québec . French . April 2, 2010.