Beauharnois Seigneury
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Early Settlement History
Canals, Dams, Steamships, Railways, Rebellions & Scandals 1750-1950
@ 175 pages
The Beauharnois Seigneury of Quebec adjoined Huntingdon County on its west side and was granted by King Louis XV of France in 1750 to the Marquis de Beauharnois. In 1763 after the Seven Years’ War, he sold it to Michael Chartier who in turn sold it to wealthy British fur trader Alexander Ellice in 1795. Alexander’s son Edward helped shape the region using the seigneury’s economic and political influence as a major landowner.
Massive immigration and settlement started about 1820 after the establishment of Lower Canada by the British government in 1791. This resulted in social improvements like roads, railways, steamship development and service in the 1820s on Lake St. Francis, including the Ports of Dundee, St. Anicet and Lewis and all are examined. A stagecoach service was also initiated in 1830, linking Montreal to Dundee Lines at the far west end of Dundee Township.
This book outlines how absentee seigneur Edward Ellice (1783) oversaw land settlement from England while also developing a regional railway plan which was not built due to the Rebellions of 1837-38 and their political ramifications. His son Edward Jr. (1810) was taken hostage, and, in the end, the British punished the Francophone rebels with hangings, exiles and reprisals.
Edward sold his Seigneury in 1839, leading to battles over St. Lawrence water rights and his manipulation to construct and open the first Beauharnois Canal. It was needed for Lake St. Francis steamships while also promoting the stagecoach industry. St. Lawrence River dams were also installed to raise the lake by five feet to enable bigger ships to access the canal.
Also highlighted is the Beauharnois Scandal, starting in 1900 and expanding in the 1920s that exemplifies an abuse of power due to greed that impacted a federal prime minister, an Ontario premier and several senators. Construction of the current mile-wide canal and its massive hydroelectric power plant opening in 1933 are explored, along with the Fenian Raids of the 1860s and their impact on Huntingdon County.
*See formats and bundles below ($25, $40, $225). Preorders to be placed via emailing the author at the Contact page ONLY. Shipping extra.*
Early Settlement History
Canals, Dams, Steamships, Railways, Rebellions & Scandals 1750-1950
@ 175 pages
The Beauharnois Seigneury of Quebec adjoined Huntingdon County on its west side and was granted by King Louis XV of France in 1750 to the Marquis de Beauharnois. In 1763 after the Seven Years’ War, he sold it to Michael Chartier who in turn sold it to wealthy British fur trader Alexander Ellice in 1795. Alexander’s son Edward helped shape the region using the seigneury’s economic and political influence as a major landowner.
Massive immigration and settlement started about 1820 after the establishment of Lower Canada by the British government in 1791. This resulted in social improvements like roads, railways, steamship development and service in the 1820s on Lake St. Francis, including the Ports of Dundee, St. Anicet and Lewis and all are examined. A stagecoach service was also initiated in 1830, linking Montreal to Dundee Lines at the far west end of Dundee Township.
This book outlines how absentee seigneur Edward Ellice (1783) oversaw land settlement from England while also developing a regional railway plan which was not built due to the Rebellions of 1837-38 and their political ramifications. His son Edward Jr. (1810) was taken hostage, and, in the end, the British punished the Francophone rebels with hangings, exiles and reprisals.
Edward sold his Seigneury in 1839, leading to battles over St. Lawrence water rights and his manipulation to construct and open the first Beauharnois Canal. It was needed for Lake St. Francis steamships while also promoting the stagecoach industry. St. Lawrence River dams were also installed to raise the lake by five feet to enable bigger ships to access the canal.
Also highlighted is the Beauharnois Scandal, starting in 1900 and expanding in the 1920s that exemplifies an abuse of power due to greed that impacted a federal prime minister, an Ontario premier and several senators. Construction of the current mile-wide canal and its massive hydroelectric power plant opening in 1933 are explored, along with the Fenian Raids of the 1860s and their impact on Huntingdon County.
*See formats and bundles below ($25, $40, $225). Preorders to be placed via emailing the author at the Contact page ONLY. Shipping extra.*
Early Settlement History
Canals, Dams, Steamships, Railways, Rebellions & Scandals 1750-1950
@ 175 pages
The Beauharnois Seigneury of Quebec adjoined Huntingdon County on its west side and was granted by King Louis XV of France in 1750 to the Marquis de Beauharnois. In 1763 after the Seven Years’ War, he sold it to Michael Chartier who in turn sold it to wealthy British fur trader Alexander Ellice in 1795. Alexander’s son Edward helped shape the region using the seigneury’s economic and political influence as a major landowner.
Massive immigration and settlement started about 1820 after the establishment of Lower Canada by the British government in 1791. This resulted in social improvements like roads, railways, steamship development and service in the 1820s on Lake St. Francis, including the Ports of Dundee, St. Anicet and Lewis and all are examined. A stagecoach service was also initiated in 1830, linking Montreal to Dundee Lines at the far west end of Dundee Township.
This book outlines how absentee seigneur Edward Ellice (1783) oversaw land settlement from England while also developing a regional railway plan which was not built due to the Rebellions of 1837-38 and their political ramifications. His son Edward Jr. (1810) was taken hostage, and, in the end, the British punished the Francophone rebels with hangings, exiles and reprisals.
Edward sold his Seigneury in 1839, leading to battles over St. Lawrence water rights and his manipulation to construct and open the first Beauharnois Canal. It was needed for Lake St. Francis steamships while also promoting the stagecoach industry. St. Lawrence River dams were also installed to raise the lake by five feet to enable bigger ships to access the canal.
Also highlighted is the Beauharnois Scandal, starting in 1900 and expanding in the 1920s that exemplifies an abuse of power due to greed that impacted a federal prime minister, an Ontario premier and several senators. Construction of the current mile-wide canal and its massive hydroelectric power plant opening in 1933 are explored, along with the Fenian Raids of the 1860s and their impact on Huntingdon County.