- Bénigne Basset Des Lauriers
Bénigne Basset Des Lauriers (c. 1639 –
4 August 1699 ) was born in France and gained historic importance after he emigrated toNew France in 1657.Bénigne Basset was almost immediately involved in the justice system becoming a seigneurial notary and, for a period, a royal notary. He also worked as a surveyor and was responsible for the first street layouts in
Montreal in 1672. As a notary there are over 2500 acts that he signed that still exist with his signature.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=44 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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