François Poulin de Francheville [SEP] place of birth
François Poulin de Francheville
François Poulin de Francheville, Seigneur de Saint-Maurice (7 October 1692 – November 1733) was a Montreal merchant who was granted permission by the King of France to mine the iron ore deposits on his seigneury in 1730. In 1730, Francheville founded the "Compagnie des Forges de Saint-Maurice", but he died three years later.
The ironworks — Forges du St-Maurice — built near the town of Trois-Rivières (in present-day Quebec), were the only
took direct control of the forges after the second private company went bankrupt, and managed it until the British arrival in the 1760s. In 1973 the forges were converted into a national historical site. The plant produced such staple items as pots, pans and stoves.
Foundation of the industry.
Foundation of the industry The first Compagnie des Forges.
François Poulin de Francheville was the Seigneur of Saint-Maurice, involved in the fur trade, and rather successful as an entrepreneur when he attempted to expand to heavy industry,