Complex sentence: Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve was governor of the colony and on January 4,1648, he granted Pierre Gadois (who was in his fifties) the first concession of land-some.
Split into simpler sentences: Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve was governor of the colony. On January 4,1648, he granted Pierre Gadois (who was in his fifties) the first concession of land-some.