Montferrand, Jos (Joseph Montferrand dit Favre) National Historic Person
Mattawa, Ontario
![Jos Montferrand, legendary lumberjack [philatelic record] (© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Société canadienne des postes | Library and Archives Canada, Canada Post Corporation, MIKAN 2266335)](Resources/Images/Image.aspx?id=89644)
Stamp commemorating Jos Montferrand
(© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Société canadienne des postes | Library and Archives Canada, Canada Post Corporation, MIKAN 2266335)
Address :
Mattawa, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2023-07-14
Life Date:
1802 to 1864
Other Name(s):
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Jos Montferrand
(Designation Name)
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Big Joe Mufferaw
(Other Name)
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Mufraw
(Other Name)
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Joseph Montferrand dit Favre
(Other Name)
Research Report Number:
2022-36, 2022-36-A
Importance:
Folk hero of the 19th century with values based on strength, endurance, courage, and resilience, worked mainly as a foreman and master raftsman in the lumber industry in the Ottawa Valley