Pierre Boucher

Pierre Boucher (Known as "Sieur de Grosbois")

Governor of Trois-Rivières, Founder of Boucherville, Author of Canada's First Natural History

Born Aug 01, 1622

Mortagne-au-Perche, France

Passed Away Apr 19, 1717 Boucherville, Canada

Lifespan 94 years old

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"A land so fertile and grand needs only hands to till its soil and hearts to love its freedom."

Archival Overview

Early Canadian colonist, interpreter, and governor of Trois-Rivières who wrote the first comprehensive natural history of New France in 1664 and founded the seigneurie of Boucherville.

Biographical Record

Pierre Boucher arrived in New France in 1635 at age thirteen, spending four years among the Huron-Wendat where he mastered Indigenous languages and customs. Serving as interpreter, soldier, and judge, he was named Governor of Trois-Rivières in 1654.

Sent to France in 1661 by the colonists, he met King Louis XIV and published his seminal book, True and Genuine Description of New France (1664), which persuaded the Crown to send the Carignan regiment. In 1667, he founded Boucherville, living to the remarkable age of ninety-four as a patriarch of the colony.

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Final Resting Place

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Sainte-Famille Church Crypt
Boucherville, Canada

                         GPS: 45.5947, -73.4542                    

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