François Vachon de Belmont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

François Vachon de Belmont

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1645

Place of Birth: Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 22-May-1732

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About François Vachon de Belmont

  • François Vachon de Belmont (3 April 1645 – 22 May 1732) was the fifth superior of the Montreal Sulpicians from 1700 to 1731.
  • Vachon de Belmont was born in Burgundy, France to a wealthy family.
  • He moved to Canada and personally funded the construction of La Montagne mission near Montreal.He authored a manuscript history of New France entitled Recueil de pièces sur l’histoire du Canada, which is currently held at the Bibliothèque national de France and known as Français 13516.
  • This manuscript was partially published under the title Histoire du Canada, by the Quebec Literary and Historical Society Collections in 1840.

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