Jacques de Lafontaine de Belcour, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1704
Place of Birth: Versailles, Île-de-France, France
Date of Death: 18-Jun-1765
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Jacques de Lafontaine de Belcour
- Jacques de Lafontaine de Belcour (22 September 1704 – 18 June 1765) was a French entrepreneur who was involved in various business ventures in New France (now Quebec) such as trading with the Indians and hunting seals and whales.
- He became involved in various disputes and earned a reputation for being untrustworthy, but was supported by the governor of the colony. He went bankrupt in 1754, a few year before the British captured Quebec in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (13 September 1759).
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