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unusual facts about Lordship of Batiscan



Rivière à Veillet

Jean Veillet is one of the first forest entrepreneurs of the Lordship of Batiscan.

Finally, the Jesuits lords of the Lordship of Batiscan agreed by the concession contract notarized in 1711, to cease officially this lot to Jean Veillet.

The upper valley of the river Veillet was the fourth area of colonization in Lordship of Batiscan (after the edge of St. Lawrence river of Batiscan River and rivière-à-la-lime) at the beginning of 18th Century.

Rivière-à-la-Lime

The drained basin of the “rivière à la lime” was the third area of colonization in the Lordship of Batiscan up to the 18th Century, after the colonization of the surroundings of St. Lawrence River and Batiscan river.


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