De Brebeuf, Jean (missionary in Huron, Ontario)
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De Brebeuf, Jean (missionary in Huron, Ontario)
Description
Some of the work Brebeuf did in the Huron region included setting up an alliance that had New France and the Hurons join forces, mastered the Huron language as well as unsuccessfully lead the Hurons during an epidemic.
Firstly, setting up that New France-Huron alliance was key for both sides because it allowed for trading essential goods to be easier and since Brebeuf was already a part of New France, it made it to be a more relaxing decision for them to join forces.
Secondly, in addition to creating the alliance between New France and the Hurons, mastering the language is something important Brebeuf did, and he mastered it since he grew up in one of the Huron tribes.
Finally, he unsuccessfully led the Hurons through the smallpox epidemic where they lost around 30,000 people to the virus that came over from Europe.
All in all, Jean De Brebeuf was a good leader in that creating the alliance was massive for New France.
Firstly, setting up that New France-Huron alliance was key for both sides because it allowed for trading essential goods to be easier and since Brebeuf was already a part of New France, it made it to be a more relaxing decision for them to join forces.
Secondly, in addition to creating the alliance between New France and the Hurons, mastering the language is something important Brebeuf did, and he mastered it since he grew up in one of the Huron tribes.
Finally, he unsuccessfully led the Hurons through the smallpox epidemic where they lost around 30,000 people to the virus that came over from Europe.
All in all, Jean De Brebeuf was a good leader in that creating the alliance was massive for New France.
Date
1617-1640
Type
Person
Coverage
Rouen France; Quebec
Source
René Latourelle, “BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 30, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/brebeuf_jean_de_1E.html
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1593
Birthplace
Conde-sur-Vire
Death Date
1649
Place of Death
Midland, Ontario
Occupation
Teacher of first form in secondary school (1619-20); College teacher in Rouen (1620-21); Writer
Languages Spoken or Written
Algonkin; Huron;
Biographical Text
Jean de Brebeuf was a priest as well as a Jesuit missionary who was recruited by New France for a mission in Huron. He was also really interested in the languages, so he wanted to master the language of the Algonquin peoples which was the Huron language. Before he set sail for the Huron mission, he was a high school and a college teacher. However, he fell very ill during his 2nd year of being a college teacher, so he stayed in the College of Rouen. The way he got chosen for the Huron mission was by the government of France but more specifically by Pierre Coton
Bibliography
n/a
Portrait Credit
Saint Jean de Brebeuf, Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brébuef-jesuits04jesuuoft.jpg
Associated Course
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301)
Student Cataloguer
Michael Pagani
Citation
MichaelPagani, “De Brebeuf, Jean (missionary in Huron, Ontario) ,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/395.
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