Pierre Gadoys
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Pierre Gadoys is recognized as the first farmer at Montreal
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Gadoys first came to New France
as part of a settlement initiative by Robert Giffard de Moncel
who was heavily involved in the colonization of the emerging colonies at the time. Records have him living in the colony at Quebec
in 1636 employed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
at Sainte-Foy from 1643 to 1645.
Gadoys and his family moved to Montreal shortly after this time since in 1648, the governor, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve made the first land grant in Ville Marie to him. François Dollier de Casson
, the author of the Histoire du Montréal, referred to him as the fist farmer of Ville Marie.
In 1661, he fought with Charles le Moyne
against the Iroquois. After his death Saint-Pierre street was named in his honour.
Pierre Gadoys was married to Louise Mauger
in the 1620s and they had three children who are known to historians. One, Pierre Gadois
, gained notability in Canadian history.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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Gadoys first came to New France
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...
as part of a settlement initiative by Robert Giffard de Moncel
Robert Giffard de Moncel
Robert Giffard de Moncel was a French surgeon and apothecary who became a prestigious colonist and businessman and eventually a nobleman of New France....
who was heavily involved in the colonization of the emerging colonies at the time. Records have him living in the colony at Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1636 employed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a religious organisation responsible for founding Ville-Marie, the original name for the settlement that would later become Montreal....
at Sainte-Foy from 1643 to 1645.
Gadoys and his family moved to Montreal shortly after this time since in 1648, the governor, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve made the first land grant in Ville Marie to him. François Dollier de Casson
François Dollier de Casson
François Dollier de Casson was born in France into a wealthy bourgeois and military family. He began his adult life in the army which he left after three years to continue his studies and become a priest....
, the author of the Histoire du Montréal, referred to him as the fist farmer of Ville Marie.
In 1661, he fought with Charles le Moyne
Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay
Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay ,as many people of his time, had a variety of occupations. Born in Dieppe, France in Normandy, he came to New France in 1641. He became lord of Longueuil in Canada....
against the Iroquois. After his death Saint-Pierre street was named in his honour.
Pierre Gadoys was married to Louise Mauger
Louise Mauger
Louise Mauger was one of the pioneers in Montreal.Mauger was born abt 1598 in St-Martin d'Igé, ev. Sees, Perche, France and married to Pierre Gadoys before September 15, 1628 in France...
in the 1620s and they had three children who are known to historians. One, Pierre Gadois
Pierre Gadois
Pierre Gadois came to New France with his parents, Pierre Gadoys and Louise Mauger. He was a farmer as part of his fathers holdings and also a gunsmith.Pierre's son, Jacques Gadois became a notable figure in Canadian history....
, gained notability in Canadian history.