Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine

Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine (bap 17 May 1627 – 6 July 1696) was the governor of Acadia from 1670 - 1673.

One of the first important duties of Andigné was to arrange the actual return of settlements to France as required by the Treaty of Breda in 1667. Among the locations that were specifically transferred in 1670 were Port-Royal, Port-La Tour, and Fort Pentagouet.

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Governors of Acadia

Governors	Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just William Alexander William Alexander the Younger Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour Isaac de Razilly Charles de Menou d'Aulnay Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour John Leverett Nicolas Denys William Crowne Thomas Temple Emmanuel Le Borgne Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine Jacques de Chambly John Rhoades Cornelius Van Steenwyk Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin François-Marie Perrot Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval Charles La Tourasse Edward Tyng Joseph Robineau de Villebon Claude-Sébastien de Villieu Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure Daniel d'Auger de Subercase

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