Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1832 - Batiscan,

seignory, in the co. of Champlain, has the St. Lawrence in front, the S. of the Champlain and its aug. on the S.W., and Ste. Marie with the aug. to Ste. Anne on the N.E.; its breadth is about 2 leagues and its depth 20; granted March 3, 1639, to the Order of Jesuits, and is now reverted to the crown. - This S. comprises 3 parishes - St. Stanislas, St. Francois, and St. Genevieve; and its settlements occupy three principal concessions or ranges - one on the St. Lawrence, in front, and a double concession along each side of the R. Batiscan. - The number of conceded lands or farms is 113. - Bordering on the St. Lawrence the land is low, but it soon obtains a gradual rise for the distance of nearly 4 1/ 2 leagues to the interior; it then becomes mountainous as it gains upon the N. W. ridge... The whole of this seignory has not been explored, but, as far as it has been visited, it is found to produce excellent timber of the best kinds... In addition to the main road, that crosses the seignory, others ascend, for several miles, on each side of the Batiscan and communicate with the adjacent grants. About 6 miles up on the east side of this river is the foundery of the same name; it consists of a furnace or smelting house, a casting-house, two forges, dwelling-houses and various other buildings. The manufactures once carried on here were similar to those of St. Maurice; the original proprietors being dead, the works have been stopped and the establishment is abandoned and in decay.

Population
St. Stanislas de Batiscan 621
St. Genevieve 1344
St. Francois 704

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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