| 1685 |
Born at Trois-Rivières |
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| 1696 |
Joins French army |
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| 1708 |
Wounded at the Battle of Malplaquet |
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| 1728 |
Becomes commander of the French fur trade's poste du Nord |
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| 1731 |
Begins exploring for "western sea" |
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| 1735 |
La Vérendrye's son, Jean-Baptiste, killed in Sioux attack |
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| 1743 |
Quits his position and returns to Montreal |
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| 1749 |
Dies at Montreal |
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