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*Matthews, Geoffrey J. '''''Historical Atlas of Canada, Volume 1, From the Beginning to 1800,''''' Editor R. Cole Harris. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1987.{{FHL|971 E7h|disp=Family History Library}}.) '''The map is plate 51.''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/167258?availability=Family%20History%20Library WorldCat] | *Matthews, Geoffrey J. '''''Historical Atlas of Canada, Volume 1, From the Beginning to 1800,''''' Editor R. Cole Harris. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1987.{{FHL|971 E7h|disp=Family History Library}}.) '''The map is plate 51.''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/167258?availability=Family%20History%20Library WorldCat] | ||
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Detailed maps and land descriptions of the seigneuries along the Saint Lawrence River are in: | Detailed maps and land descriptions of the '''seigneuries along the Saint Lawrence River''' are in: | ||
*Trudel, Marcel. ''Le Terrier du Saint-Laurent en 1663'' (Lands Occupied in the St. Lawrence Valley in 1663). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 1973. | *Trudel, Marcel. '''''Le Terrier du Saint-Laurent en 1663''''' (Lands Occupied in the St. Lawrence Valley in 1663). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 1973. {{FHL|34401|title-id|disp=Family History Library}}.) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/167258?availability=Family%20History%20Library WorldCat] Text in French. | ||
===Types of Seigneurial Records=== | ===Types of Seigneurial Records=== | ||
Seigneurial records include: | Seigneurial records include: | ||
*'''Land grants''' generally give the name of the colonist, the maiden name of his wife or widow, the name of the seigneury and its boundaries, the names of immediate neighbors, and the obligations the colonist accepted or the price paid. | *'''Land grants''' generally give the name of the colonist, the maiden name of his wife or widow, the name of the seigneury and its boundaries, the names of immediate neighbors, and the obligations the colonist accepted or the price paid. | ||
*'''Fealty and homage records''' are registers of the pledges a seigneur made to the king when he received land. These records may show how an individual was entitled to receive the land, either by a grant or by inheritance, and may provide names of relatives of the seigneur. | *'''Fealty and homage records''' are registers of the pledges a seigneur made to the king when he received land. These records may show how an individual was entitled to receive the land, either by a grant or by inheritance, and may provide names of relatives of the seigneur. | ||