Jean Baptiste
GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER)
(b.
3 September 1713
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
6 June 1736
,
Minnesota Territory
)
Cause of Death: Killed by Indians, Fort St Charles, Magnuson's Isl
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Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER) was born 3 September 1713 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER) was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DANDONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) René GAUTHIER and Marie-Ursule BOUCHER (maternal) Louis DANDONNEAU dit LESABLÉ and Jeanne-Marguerite LENOIRJean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER) died 6 June 1736 in Minnesota Territory.
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Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER) was a fur merchant, explorer.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER) was a fur merchant, explorer.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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1713 Birth 3 September 1713
Sorel, Canada, New France
Biography
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1713, birth of Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye. He is the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes and La Vérendrye, fur merchant and explorer. In 1731, he was a member of the first group to go West under his father's command. He builds forts, explores the region and trades fur. On June 5, 1736, he left with Father Aulneau and 19 others, including allies of the Cris tribe, to go get provisions in Michilimakinac. The group is attacked by Sioux warriors and all are killed on a small island in Lake of the Woods.
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ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1713, birth of Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye. He is the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes and La Vérendrye, fur merchant and explorer. In 1731, he was a member of the first group to go West under his father's command. He builds forts, explores the region and trades fur. On June 5, 1736, he left with Father Aulneau and 19 others, including allies of the Cris tribe, to go get provisions in Michilimakinac. The group is attacked by Sioux warriors and all are killed on a small island in Lake of the Woods.
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1736 Death 6 June 1736
Minnesota Territory
He died at the age of 22.
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