François-Joseph Bissot

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Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
Born19 May 1673
Quebec, Canada
Died11 December 1737
Quebec, Canada
Parent(s)François Byssot de la Rivière
Marie Couillard

François-Joseph Bissot (19 May 1673 – 11 December 1737) was a son of François Byssot de la Rivière and was a member of the Quebec bourgeois.

Bissot had a varied career as a merchant and navigator but is best known as a co-seigneur of Mingan, the other being his brother, Jean-Baptiste Bissot de Vincennes.

References[edit]

  • Voisine, Nive. "BISSOT, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  • Seigneurie de Mingan, Quebec, Canada
  • Havre-Saint-Pierre (municipality)