Person An individual. Birth Date 1677 Birthplace Born in France 14 November, 1738 at Montargis (Loiret) Place of Death Died in Montargis, France Occupation Prist; Recollet; Missionary; Superior of the Recollets in Acadia; Provincial commissioner Languages Spoken or Written French; possibly english Biographical Text Dominique De La Marche was a baptized francois and a Roman Catholic. He was an adamant priest and vicar of a convent in Quebec. He was acknowledged as a superior Recollet on Ile Royale. The Recollet order was founded in France and served as chaplains, representatives of the christian faith, to the French army. With this title of superior of the Recollets, La Marche was a committee member deciding where a port should be made for a new French settlement. After meeting with Acadian families we sent a report to Pastour Costebelle, the governor of Ile Royale. He wrote that the Acadians was loyal to France and accepted the transfer to Ile Royale. Bibliography Michel Theriault. Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. “Recollets”, Last Edited December 16, 2013, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/recollets James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast. The American Catholic Quarterly. Hardy and Mahony. 1898. Digitized 16 october 2012, https://books.google.ca/books?id=ps81AQAAMAAJ&dq=missionary+work+of+dominique+de+la+marche&source=gbs_navlinks_s Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Heather Williams Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource De La Marche, Dominique Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1701-1702: Convent of Quebec, Canada 1703-1704: Returned to France June 1706: Detroit 1709-1713: Quebec 1713: St. Peters, Nova Scotia Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Quebec City, St. Peters, Nova Scotia, Detroit Ile Royale (Cape Breton) Description An account of the resource In 1701, Father La Marche was appointed a priest at Rouen as well as a lecturer in philosophy in Quebec. La Marche made his name prominent when he sent an abundance of documents and reports to Civil and Religious authorities. In 1709, he was a vicar of the convent in Quebec as well as a professor of philosophy. On 27th August 1713, La Marche was assigned a superior of the Recollets on Ile Royale. With this a committee was created in order to choose a port for an upcoming French settlement. The Recollet order set forth the first of the missionaries arriving in Canada in 1615. The order of the Recollets was first founded in France. The served as chaplains, which are christain representatives to the french army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Michel Theriault. Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. “Recollets”, Last Edited December 16, 2013, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/recollets James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast. The American Catholic Quarterly. Hardy and Mahony. 1898. Digitized 16 october 2012, https://books.google.ca/books?id=ps81AQAAMAAJ&dq=missionary+work+of+dominique+de+la+marche&source=gbs_navlinks_s Type The nature or genre of the resource Person