Jean Bourdon
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New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
, and the first attorney-general of the Conseil Superieur.
Bourdon came to New France in 1634 and he was designated as the engineer to Governor Charles de Montmagny
Charles de Montmagny
Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny was governor of New France from 1636 to 1648. He succeeded Champlain, who was Lieutenant General of New France, although treated de facto as if he were governor...
. In 1639, the governor made a land grant to him of 50 acres (202,343 m²) and, later, he built a mill. He also built a chapel on it for his friend, Abbé Jean Le Sueur
Jean Le Sueur
Jean Le Sueur , also known as Abbé Saint-Sauveur, was a priest from France who arrived at the colony of New France in 1634 on the same ship as Jean Bourdon....
. This was only one of several seigneuries that Bourdon received.