Discover Ontario's history as told through its plaques
2004 - Now in our 15th Year - 2019
To find out all about me, you can visit the Home Page
Looking at this page on a smartphone?
For best viewing, hold your phone
in Landscape mode (Horizontal)
The Seigneury of L'Orignal
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted July, 2005
Photo from Google Street View ©2010 Google - Posted September, 2010
Plaque Location
The United Counties of Prescott and Russell
The Township of Champlain
In L'Orignal, on a wall in a park on the north side of
Front Street (Road 24) at the east end of the town
Coordinates: N 45 37.412 W 74 41.015 |
 |
Plaque Text
This area, the present township of Longueuil, was granted in 1674 to François Prevost, Town Mayor of Quebec, and was the first seigneury in what is now Ontario. Known originally as the seigneury of "Pointe a L'Orignac", it was not developed until the Hon. Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil, seigneur since 1778, granted portions to settlers during 1784-90. Nathaniel Hazard Treadwell purchased the seigneury in 1796, built mills and roads and expanded settlement. A United States citizen, Treadwell left Canada during the War of 1812 and forfeited his lands, but later regained these and sold the seigneury to his own son Charles in 1824. By 1873 most of the seigneurial lands had passed out of the family.
More
Information
More
Settlements
Other Plaques in L'Orignal
District Court-House and Gaol 1825
The Founding of L'Orignal
St. Andrew's Church 1832
Here are the visitors' comments for this page.
(none yet)
Here's where you can send me a comment for this page.
Note: Your email address will be posted at the end of your comment so others can respond to you unless you request otherwise.
Note: Comments are moderated. Yours will appear on this page within 24 hours (usually much sooner).
Note: As soon as I have posted your comment, a reply to your email will be sent informing you.
To send me your comment, click .
Thanks
Alan L Brown
Webmaster
Note: If you wish to send me a personal email, click .