François Vachon de Belmont

François Vachon de Belmont
Born (1645-04-03)3 April 1645
Dauphiné, France
Died 22 May 1732(1732-05-22) (aged 87)
Montreal, Canada, New France
Religion Christian (Sulpician)

François Vachon de Belmont (3 April 1645 – 22 May 1732) was the fifth superior of the Montreal Sulpicians from 1700 to 1731.[1] 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.[2]

He authored the Histoire du Canada, which was first published by the Quebec Literary and Historical Society Collections in 1840.[2]

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