François Byssot de la Rivière
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François Byssot de la Rivière, (1612 – 1673), was an early figure in the New World, his presence being recorded at Île aux Ruaux in 1639 when the Jesuits took possession of the property.
Byssot was active in a number of pursuits and his name is associated with some of the earliest land grants and was also a person of note in seigneurial justice. In 1661, he received from the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, a consession in what is now Labrador and may have constructed a post at Mingan. He constructed the first tannery and was granted some other important consessions in both fishing and harvesting seals.
He had twelve chilren, two of whom, Jean-Baptiste and François-Joseph, attained some notability in Canadian history.
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