Joseph de Monic
Deceased Person
1650 – 1707
Who was Joseph de Monic?
Joseph de Monic military officer and administrator, acting Governor of Newfoundland, born Oloron, Béarn died Bayonne.
Monic was promoted to captain before he came to Canada in 1687 where he was then promoted to the garrison adjutant at Québec. In 1697 he was appointed temporary governor at Plaisance. Monic never achieved full governor status because of his misunderstandings with his senior lieutenants. He was recalled to France in 1702 when the King had learned of his trading relationship with Boston in order to overcome a food shortage.
When in France he served at Rochefort and was dubbed a knight of the Order of Saint Louis in May 1707.
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