The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
History
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
20 (p. 171).--Charles Lalemant (also written L'Alemand, L'Almand,
Lallemant, and Allemand) was born at Paris Nov. 17, 1587, and became a
novice of the Jesuits July 29, 1607, at Rouen. He studied philosophy
at La Flèche, 1609-12; during the following three years, he was an
instructor in the college of Nevers; four years more he devoted to
the study of theology at La Flèche, and one year at Paris. He was a
professor in the college at Bourges, 1620-22; and, for three years
more, principal of the boarding school of Clermont, Paris. In March,
1625, he was appointed superior of the mission at Quebec, whither he
went with his brethren Massé and Brébeuf, and the Récollet missionary
Joseph La Roche-Daillon, arriving in June of that year. Here Lalemant
remained till November, 1627, when he went to France to procure
supplies. Returning in the following May, the ship was captured by
Admiral Kirk, the Jesuits being sent to England, and later to France.
In June, 1629, Lalemant, with several other Jesuits, made a second
attempt to return to Canada; but they were shipwrecked on the rocks
near Canso. Noyrot and Malot perished in the waves, Vieuxpont joined
Father Vimont at Grand Cibou, and Lalemant was taken back to France by
a Basque fishing vessel, arriving at St. Sebastien after still another
shipwreck. Quebec having been meanwhile captured by the English, the
Canadian missions were interrupted until 1632, when the region was
restored to France. Lalemant, upon his return to France, in 1629, was
appointed rector of the college at Eu; and, later, of that at Rouen.
In April, 1634, his superiors granted his earnest request that he
might again go to Canada. He was placed in charge, with Massé and De
Nouë, of the chapel "Notre-Dame de Récouvrance" (built by Champlain on
his return to New France), and was the latter's friend and spiritual
director, attending him at his death. Lalemant returned to France in
1639, and there, during several years, acted as agent for the Canadian
missions; he was afterwards successively rector of the colleges at
Rouen, La Flèche, and Paris, and at the last place superior of the
Maison Professe. There he died, Nov. 18, 1674.
21 (p. 171).--_The General._ This was Emery de Caen, who, with his
uncle, Guillaume de Caen, was placed by Montmorency in charge of
commercial affairs in New France; both were Huguenots--the latter a
merchant, the former a naval captain.
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