LALEMANT, Jerome - A Stan Klos Biography
LALEMANT, Jerome,
French missionary, born in Paris in 1593; died in Quebec, Canada, 26 January,
1673. He belonged to the Jesuit order, and was sent in 1638 to Canada, where he
labored among the Hurons till 1645, and was superior of the missions from 1644
till 1650. In 1647 he was also appointed vicar-general of all the French
possessions. In 1650 he went to France to consult the directors of the Canada
company on the best means of providing for the Hurons that had fled to Quebec
from the Iroquois.
The company paid no attention to his suggestions, and he
returned to Canada in 1651, but went to France again in 1656. In 1659 the Jesuit
general sent him to Canada at the request, of Bishop Laval, and on his arrival
he was appointed a second time superior-general of the missions in that country.
He devoted himself earnestly to the conversion of the Indians, and sent
missionaries to many tribes that had recently been discovered on the north and
west of Lake Huron. He was superior-general till 1665.
--His nephew, Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary,
born in Paris, 31 October, 1610; died near Lake Huron, 17 March, 1649, entered
the Society of Jesus, 24 March, 1630, and followed his uncle to Canada in 1646,
arriving in Quebec on 20 September He was on the Huron mission from 6 August,
1648, up to his death, and was with Jean de Brebeuf (q. v.) in the Huron village
of St. Louis when it was attacked by the Iroquois, 16 March, 1649. He was urged
to fly, but implored his superior for leave to stay with him, and obtained it.
After the capture of the village the Iroquois put the missionaries to death.
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LALEMANT, Jerome, French missionary, born in Paris in 1593; died in Quebec, Canada, 26 January, 1673. He belonged to the Jesuit order, and was sent in 1638 to Canada, where he labored among the Hurons till 1645, and was superior of the missions from 1644 till 1650. In 1647 he was also appointed vicar-general of all the French possessions. In 1650 he went to France to consult the directors of the Canada company on the best means of providing for the Hurons that had fled to Quebec from the Iroquois. The company paid no attention to his suggestions, and he returned to Canada in 1651, but went to France again in 1656. In 1659 the Jesuit general sent him to Canada at the request, of Bishop Laval, and on his arrival he was appointed a second time superior-general of the missions in that country. He devoted himself earnestly to the conversion of the Indians, and sent missionaries to many tribes that had recently been discovered on the north and west of Lake Huron. He was superior-general till 1665.--His nephew, Gabriel, French missionary, born in Paris, 31 October, 1610; died near Lake Huron, 17 March, 1649, entered the Society of Jesus, 24 March, 1630, and followed his uncle to Canada in 1646, arriving in Quebec on 20 September He was on the Huron mission from 6 August, 1648, up to his death, and was with Jean de Brebeuf (q. v.) in the Huron village of St. Louis when it was attacked by the Iroquois, 16 March, 1649. He was urged to fly, but implored his superior for leave to stay with him, and obtained it. After the capture of the village the Iroquois put the missionaries to death.
