From Squatters to Legal Owners: The Loyalists of Missisquoi Bay

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From Squatters to Legal Owners: The Loyalists of Missisquoi Bay
Abstract
According to the author, the leaders of the Loyalist squatters of Missisquoi Bay in the Eastern Townships between 1784 and 1791 performed an amazing trick: they used a fake property deed and a forged surveyor plan and made their situation legal. And they did do with the silent approval of the seigneur of St. Armand, Thomas Dun.
Publication
Quebec Heritage News
Date
Spring 2026
Volume
Vol. 20
Issue
no. 2
Pages
28-30
Language
en
Citation
Paquin, Guy. “From Squatters to Legal Owners: The Loyalists of Missisquoi Bay.” Quebec Heritage News, Spring 2026.
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