Thury, Louis-Pierre
Dublin Core
Title
Thury, Louis-Pierre
Description
During his time in Pentaouet, Thury became an influence over the Abenakis and took part in a lot of their expeditions throughout which he would come to raid and destroy Pemaquid and the war party against York. After taking part in multiple raids and attack, Thury was made viscar general by the bishop of Quebec and later, in 1698, he became the superior of the missions in Acadia.
Date
1687-1696
Type
Person
Coverage
Pentagouet (Castine, Maine)
Source
René Baudry, “THURY, LOUIS-PIERRE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 3, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/thury_louis_pierre_1E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1644
Birthplace
Notre-Dame de Breuil, Normandy, France
Death Date
1699
Place of Death
Chibouctou, Halifax
Occupation
Secular priest, missionary, bursar of seminary of Quebec, vicar general
Languages Spoken or Written
French
Biographical Text
Jean Louis Thury, also called Abbe Thury was born in Normandy. He started his theology studies in France and finished them in 1675 when he arrived in Canada. He was a missionary who spent almost a decade in Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he played a huge role in keeping the Abenakis under the French influence.
Bibliography
N/A
Associated Course
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301)
Student Cataloguer
Djeneba Dosso
Citation
Anonymous, “Thury, Louis-Pierre ,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/428.