Lavérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de

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• Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye — (November 17, 1685 ndash; December 5, 1749) was a French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer. Early Life Born in Trois Rivières, Quebec, he was the youngest son of René Gaultier de Varennes and Marie Boucher, the daughter of Pierre …   Wikipedia

• Sieur de Laverendrye —     Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de Lavérendrye     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de Lavérendrye     Discoverer of the Canadian West, born at Three Rivers, Quebec, 17 November, 1685; died at Montreal, 6… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• La Verendrye Provincial Park — Infobox protected area | name = La Verendrye Provincial Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = locator y = location = Ontario, Canada nearest city = Thunder Bay, Ontario lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long… …   Wikipedia