Augustin  ROUER

ROUER DE VILLERAY ET DE LA CARDONNIÈRE, AUGUSTIN, first seigneur of Rimouski and councillor on the Conseil Souverain; baptized 13 June 1664 at Quebec, son of Louis Rouer* de Villeray, councillor of the Conseil Souverain, and of Catherine Sevestre; d. in the spring of 1711. He bore the name La Cardonnière until the death of his father on 6 Dec. 1700, and subsequently, as the eldest son of the family, he inherited the title of Villeray.

Since his father ranked among the most important members of the colony, Augustin received on 27 April 1684, jointly with his brother Louis Rouer* d’Artigny, the seigneury of Île Verte, having a frontage of two leagues on the St Lawrence River and extending to a depth of two leagues back, together with the islands and islets opposite this shore. The parish of Île Verte is situated today on the site of this seigneury.

On 6 Oct. 1685 Jacques de Meulles wrote a long report to the minister, Seignelay. He requested that the post of special lieutenant on

Louis Rouer sieur de Villeray ...............37 Conel au Conl' Souverain
Demoiselle Catherine Sevestre ...............22 sa femme
Augustin Roüer .............................. 3 leur fils
Nicolas Langlois ............................22 tisseran domestique

Rimouski was called Saint-Germain-de-Rimouski in honor of the first inhabitant of the locality, Mr. Germain Lepage who acquired, in 1694, the seigneury of Rimouski granted to Augustin Rouer de Villeray and La Cardonnière, six years later. early.