Then known as one of the îles Sainte-Geneviève (now Dowker, Madore, and Daoust), the island was granted to governor of Montreal François-Marie Perrot by Jean Talon, in 1672, along with the île Perrot.
The island, previously known as one of the îles Sainte-Geneviève (now Dowker, Madore, and Daoust), was given to François-Marie Perrot, the governor of Montreal, by Jean Talon in 1672, along with another island.