Missionary, born Connerai, France, 1643; died Quebec, Canada, 1730. He was the first Jesuit ordained in Canada. After establishing a fruitful mission among the Onondagas; he labored successfully among the Senecas for 12 years, till De la Barre's ill-starredexpedition, which he endeavored to prevent. Returning in 1701, he resumed his work, meriting the title of Apostle of the Senecas, till Schuyler's expedition extinguished the Seneca mission, 1709.
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