François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur
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François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur (c.
1676 – July 2, 1743) was a military man by career (Carignan-Salières Regiment
) and had inherited the seigneury of Contrecœur from his father, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur
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François-Antoine Pécaudy was part of many important military campaigns. They included Governor Frontenac
's against the Onondagas and Oneidas in 1696.
Pécaudy de Contrecœur became a knight of the order of Saint-Louis in 1738. He mapped of Lake Champlain and, in October 1741, he was placed in command of Fort Saint Frédéric south of the lake. In the spring of 1743 he was replaced by Bécart de Granville
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1676 – July 2, 1743) was a military man by career (Carignan-Salières Regiment
Carignan-Salières Regiment
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a Piedmont French military unit formed by merging the Carignan Regiment and the Salières Regiment in 1659. The regiment began their existence in combat against the Ottoman Empire before being reorganized to consist of twenty-four companies before being sent to...
) and had inherited the seigneury of Contrecœur from his father, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur
Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur
Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur was an officer in the Carignan-Salières Regiment and the first seigneur of Contrecœur. His son, François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, inherited the seigneury from his father....
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François-Antoine Pécaudy was part of many important military campaigns. They included Governor Frontenac
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698...
's against the Onondagas and Oneidas in 1696.
Pécaudy de Contrecœur became a knight of the order of Saint-Louis in 1738. He mapped of Lake Champlain and, in October 1741, he was placed in command of Fort Saint Frédéric south of the lake. In the spring of 1743 he was replaced by Bécart de Granville
Paul Bécart de Granville et de Fonville
Paul Bécart de Granville et de Fonville was an officer in the colonial regular troops and a seigneur.Bécart de Fonville, was the brother of Charles Bécart de Granville et de Fonville, a king’s attorney. He entered military service in 1712 and had achieved the rank of captain by April, 1737...
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