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
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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
- ^ 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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