Manoir Christie
375 1'iere Rue, Iberville, Saint-Jean-de-Richelieu, Quebec
Completed in 1841, for Major William Smith Plenderleath-Christie (1780-1845) and his third wife, Amelia Martha Bowman (1805-1898). In 1764, the Seigneury de Bleury was purchased for £7,300 by William's father, General Gabriel Christie, and General Moses Hazen (1733-1803), from Clement Sabrevois de Bleury who promptly retired to Montreal and whose grandson built the Manoir Sabrevois de Bleury....
In 1815, the land agent of William's elder brother, Napier Christie Burton (who had taken his wife's name "Burton" by Royal License) established the village of "Christieville" having donated the land on which the original church and parsonage was built. The name remained until 1859 when it was changed to "Iberville" by the French-Canadian populace. Napier died in 1835 and William became heir to the lion's share of the Christie fortune and set about establishing himself as a Seigneur, building this manor as his home from 1835.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 28/01/2019 and last updated on 03/02/2020.
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