Michel de Sallaberry
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Michel de Salaberry was a naval officer and a shipowner from the Irumberry family in France
. His arrival in Quebec
is not documented but by 1735 he was living there and by the next year he owned his own ship and was soon a force in commercial shipping. He became part of the French navy
and was active during the Seven Years’ War. He retired after the war and returned to France. His son, Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine
stayed in Canada and founded of the family of Irumberry de Salaberry.
Michel's importance to history, and Canadian history in particular, is the forging of ties between France and New France. Through participation in important events in Canada and his marriage into a prominent family, he set in motion a New World lineage that had a significant impact on Canada.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. His arrival in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
is not documented but by 1735 he was living there and by the next year he owned his own ship and was soon a force in commercial shipping. He became part of the French navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
and was active during the Seven Years’ War. He retired after the war and returned to France. His son, Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry was the son of Michel de Sallaberry and he was the first member of the family to develop permanent roots in Canada...
stayed in Canada and founded of the family of Irumberry de Salaberry.
Michel's importance to history, and Canadian history in particular, is the forging of ties between France and New France. Through participation in important events in Canada and his marriage into a prominent family, he set in motion a New World lineage that had a significant impact on Canada.