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- 1732: Fort St. CharlesFort St. CharlesFort Saint Charles was a secure trading post constructed in 1732, one of several western forts built under the direction of military commander La Vérendrye...
, on Lake of the WoodsLake of the WoodsLake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
was constructed by La Vérendrye's nephew, Christopher Dufrost de La JemerayeChristopher Dufrost de La JemerayeChristopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye ,, was the lieutenant and nephew of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye in the exploratory party which headed west from Fort Kaministiquia in 1731. He and Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye established Fort St...
and his eldest son Jean Baptiste de La VérendryeJean Baptiste de La VérendryeJean-Baptiste Gaultier de la Vérendrye was the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye and Marie-Anne Dandonneau Du Sablé...
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- Charles-Michel MesaigerCharles-Michel MesaigerCharles-Michel Mesaiger was a French Jesuit priest who spent some time in missionary work in present day Canada.Mesaiger arrived in Canada in 1722 and spent a number of years in the mission to the Ottawas at Michilimackinac...
was the first priest on Lake of the Woods and at Fort St. Charles.