![]() In 1770 Bishop Briand also made him responsible for ministering to the area from Cacouna to Rimouski on the south side of the St Lawrence, as well as to Acadia, St John’s (Prince Edward) Island, and Cape Breton Island. He was then appointed missionary to the Montagnais, who inhabited an immense territory stretching from he aux Coudres to Sept-Îles and from Tadoussac to Chicoutimi, and he began the most significant work of his life, through which he would make an outstanding contribution and attain both historical fame and legendary renown. In 1761, however, he was given the tranquil parish of Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche, and remained there until the middle of 1766 despite requests from the Indians of Saint-François for his return. During his years with these Indians he had improved his knowledge of their speech and in 1760 completed a basic dictionary of the Abenaki language.įrom his earliest days in Canada, Father La Brosse had espoused the cause of the Acadians, Abenakis, and Malecites. The following year he still claimed the title of “missionary to the Abenakis” and was ministering occasionally in the parish of Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne. On 4 October he and Father Roubaud escaped Major Robert Rogers’ raid on the Abenakis at Saint-François. He was taken prisoner at Pointeaux-Trembles (Neuville) but the next day was liberated as a military chaplain. In July 1759 La Brosse went with a party of Abenakis to Quebec, which was under siege. In the summer he went to assist Father Pierre-Joseph-Antoine Roubaud, who was with the Abenakis at Saint-François-de-Sales (Odanak), and at the same time he undertook regular duties in the parish of Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska. ![]() On 2 Feb. 1758 he pronounced his solemn vows in the presence of Father Claude-Godefroy Coquart* and then worked as chaplain in the Hôpital Général in Quebec until April. Returning to Quebec in the autumn, La Brosse lived in the Jesuit college until 1758, serving as procurator, adviser to the rector, confessor, and professor of philosophy. ![]() Early in March 1756 he narrowly escaped being taken by the British. As soon as he arrived Father La Brosse went along, helping them and encouraging them to flee. Since July 1755, when the deportation of their people had begun, these Acadians had been pursued and had had to take refuge in the forests. He stayed at Quebec and then in the autumn of 1755 went to join Father Charles Germain in Acadia, where he ministered to the Abenakis, Malecites, and Acadians of the St John River region (N.B.). Ordained priest early in April 1753, La Brosse came to Canada with a number of other Jesuits the following year. He completed his training as a Jesuit by a third year of philosophy and four years of theology. He took his first vows on 10 Oct. 1742, studied philosophy for two years, and taught in various schools until 1749. 30 April 1724 at Magnac, a hamlet in the parish of Jauldes (dept of Charente), France, son of Jean de La Brosse, seigneur of La Chabrouillère and of Magnac, and Louise Dubois-Cuvier d. 11 April 1782 at Tadoussac (Que.).Īfter studying at the Jesuit college in Angoulême, Jean-Baptiste de La Brosse began his noviciate with the Jesuits in Bordeaux on 9 Oct. 1740. Illus., Biblio., Index, 218 pp.LA BROSSE, JEAN-BAPTISTE DE, Jesuit, priest, missionary, and professor b. Bearor gives us a valuable look into war from the perspective of those who fought desperately and lost everything. Bearor closes discussing the paritsan leader, Jean-Baptiste Levreault de Langis de Montegron (Langy), whose remarkable career included participation in the siege of Fort Beausejour, successful attacks on Fort Bull and Oswego in 1756 and providing services against Rogers' Rangers between 17. Also included, is a segment by Canadian author, Francois Gousse, on Lieutenant Wolff, a German who accompanied Baron Dieskau to North America in 1755 and went on to become a very successful partisan leader among the Lake Champlain-Lake George corridor. The three Native American warriors - Piskaret, Escumbuit and Grey Lock - who kept the New England frontier in disarray during this time are introduced by George "Peskunck" Larrabee who powerfully relates their fascinating stories. This work also records the accomplishments of French-Canadian partisan fighters who were active during the last great war for the empire from 1754 to 1760. In this Bob Bearor's third and final book in the 'Leading by Example' trilogy we learn of the exploits of Nicolas D'Allieboust de Manthet who, in the late seventeenth century, routed Iroquois warriors at the Lake of Two Mountains, helped mount an attack on Albany, and led punitive raids against the Mohawks.
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