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TAC, Sixtus Le, French missionary, born in France
in 1649; died in Canada, 6 July, 1699. He belonged to the Recollet Franciscan
order, came to Canada on 9 July, 1676, and had charge of Charlesbourg, near
Quebec, till 1678. He then went to Three Rivers, where he remained till 13 May,
1683.
During this time he kept a register of all baptisms,
marriages, etc., in Three Rivers, as well as of those that occurred in
settlements that extended over a wide tract of country. This register has often
been found useful in connection with local and general Canadian history.
In 1684 he was appointed director of the third order of
St. Francis and master of novices in the Convent of Notre Dame des Anges near
Quebec. In 1689 he took part in founding missions at Placentia and other places
in Newfoundland. He complained that the governor of that colony threw every kind
of difficulty in his way, and sailed for France the same year to obtain redress,
but returned to Canada in 1690 or 1691.
He wrote a history of Canada which long remained in
manuscript, but it was edited and published by Eugene Reveilland with notes and
appendix. The appendix consists of original documents heretofore unpublished,
some of which are very valuable. The work is entitled "Histoire
de la Nouvelle France, ou Canada, depuis sa decouverte (mil cinq cents quatre)
jusqu'en l'an mil six cents trente deux " (Paris, 1888).
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, by John Looby Copyright © 2001
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TAC, Sixtus Le, French missionary, born in Prance in 1649; died in Canada, 6 July, 1699. He belonged to the Recollet Franciscan order, came to Canada on 9 July, 1676, and had charge of Charlesbourg, near Quebec, till 1678. He then went to Three Rivers, where he remained till 13 May, 1683. During this time he kept a register of all baptisms, marriages, etc., in Three Rivers, as well as of those that occurred in settlements that extended over a wide tract of country. This register has often been found useful in connection with local and general Canadian history. In 1684 he was appointed director of the third order of St. Francis and master of novices in the Convent of Notre Dame des Anges near Quebec. In 1689 he took part in founding missions at Placentia and other places in Newfoundland. He complained that the governor of that colony threw every kind of difficulty in his way, and sailed for France the same year to obtain redress, but returned to Canada in 1690 or 1691. He wrote a history of Canada which long remained in manuscript, but it was edited and published by Eugene Reveilland with notes and appendix. The appendix consists of original documents heretofore unpublished, some of which are very valuable. The work is entitled "Histoire de la Nouvelle France, ou Canada, depuis sa decouverte (mil cinq cents quatre) jusqu'en l'an mil six cents trente deux " (Paris, 1888).
