Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER)

Born

3 September 1713 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

6 June 1736 , Minnesota Territory

Cause of Death: Killed by Indians, Fort St Charles, Magnuson's Isl

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Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER)

Parents of Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER)

Father

Pierre GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Anne-Jeanne DANDONNEAU

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste GAULTIER DE LA VÉRENDRYE (GAUTHIER)

Paternal grandparents

René GAUTHIER Marie-Ursule BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Louis DANDONNEAU dit LESABLÉ Jeanne-Marguerite LENOIR

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: 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

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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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