Mitis Seignory Explained

The Mitis Seignory (French: seigneurie de Mitis) is a forest and wildlife territory located in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec. It was a seignory during the French colonisation of New France.

History

The Mitis Seignory was first granted to Jean-Baptiste de Peiras by the New France's governor, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, on May 6, 1675.[1]

The Scottish Mathew MacNider acquired the seignory in 1802 and his brother, John MacNider, bought it in 1807.[2] In fact the MacNider family was the owner of the Mitis Seignory for almost 50 years.[3]

Territory

At the time of its granting in 1675 the territory of the seignory measured two leagues along the Saint Lawrence River by two leagues away from the river.[4] It is entirely included inside La Mitis Regional County Municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent.

References

48.6167°N -68°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seigneurie de Mitis . Gouvernement du Québec . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French . May 1, 2013.
  2. Web site: MacNider . Gouvernement du Québec . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French . August 1, 2013.
  3. Book: Comité du centenaire de Saint-Damase . Centenaire de Saint-Damase 1884-1984 . French . 1984 . Comité du centenaire de Saint-Damase . Matane, Quebec . 2-9800328-0-8 . 25.
  4. Book: Courville . Serge . Labrecque . Serge . Seigneuries et fiefs du Québec : nomenclature et cartographie . French . 1988 . Faculté des Lettres de l'Université Laval (CÉLAT) . Quebec City, Quebec . 2-920576-22-4 . 158.