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de La Colombiere, Joseph (missionary in Quebec and Montreal, New France)

1682-1723

Drué, Juconde (Missionary, Church designer, Montreal,Canada)

1726

Trouvé, Claude

1680-1681

Le Tac, Xiste (Missionary in Quebec, New France)

1676-1678; 1683-1689

Bourgeoys, Marguerite (known as du Saint-Sacrement)

1620 – 1653 Troyes, France – was attending The The Congrégation de Notre-Dame and was part of a non-cloistered group of women who met there (at age 33) 1653-1658 girls’ school in Montreal. She found few children there because of the high rate of infant mortality but persisted and founded the school. 1658 – returned to France to bring back staff for the school. 1670 – petitioned the king, after travelling to Paris to support her institution and grant her letters of patent. in 1671 he did so. Returned to New France with 3 neices. 1676 – opened a boarding school in Ville Marie at the request of local families 1678 – establishes a mission in the village of Montagne, a first nations community 1680 – returned to France 1692- A school for girls from poorer families is opened in Quebec. 1693 – resigns from her post as head of the Montreal house, (mother superior). 1698 began a book after becoming cloistered earlier that same year