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 "MADELEINE DE ROYBON D'ALLONNE" ~ Amherstview Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 12.966 W 076° 41.169
18T E 365305 N 4897257
This plaque, describing Madeleine de Roybon d'Allonne as being the first European woman to own land in what is now Ontario, is located in Amherstview.
Waymark Code: WMEEJF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/17/2012
Views: 16
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
Of noble French birth, de Roybon was the first European woman to own land in what is now Ontario. She came to Fort Frontenac (Kingston), probably in 1679, where she acquired property from René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, governor and seigneur of the fort. In 1681 she loaned him money to finance his explorations and about this time he granted her a seigneury extending westward from Toneguignon (Collin's Bay). On this land she built a house, outbuildings and a trading post, grew crops and raised cattle. Marauding Iroquois, angry at the French for their campaign against the Senecas in 1686 destroyed the Roybon's establishment in August 1687, and took her prisoner. Released the following year, she lived in Montreal until her death.
Address or location of plaque: On the south side of Highway 33 in a picnic area across from Bayview Drive 1.7 km west of Road 6.
Physical location of plaque: Park
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
A web-site for more details.: [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": There are no physical remains at the site.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes !
What is the second/third language?: French
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