FAILLON, Michel Etienne, author,
born in Tarascon, France, in 1799; died in Paris, 25 October 1870. He was a
Sulpician priest of Paris, and came to Montreal in 1854 as a visitor to the
houses of that Society in America. His contributions to the history of Canada
embrace lives of the Ven. M. Jean Jacques Olier (1853); Margaret Bourgeoys,
foundress of the Congregation Sisters (1852); Mlle. Jeanne Mance, foundress of
the Hôtel Dieu (1854); Madame Marguerite d'Youville, foundress of the Grey
Sisters (1852); Mlle. Jeanne le Ber, the recluse (1860); and an extended history
of the French colony in Canada, of which three volumes (1865'6) appeared before
his death, embracing only a small portion of his plan.
