Pioneer Laymen Of North America Vol 1 Classic Reprint

Author : T. J. Campbell
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ISBN 13 : 9781332178247
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Pioneer Laymen of North America, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by T. J. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pioneer Laymen of North America, Vol. 2 Charles LeMoyne, whose story we have told in the preceding volume, named his eldest son after himself: Charles. The lad of course took his share in the many fights which were unavoidable in the early colony days, but his career was not a long series of battles like those that gave such glory to nearly all his brothers. Becoming the head of the family, on the demise of his father, he was compelled to remain for the greater part of his life within the limits of the colony proper, but the record of his achievements gives us, by that very fact, a better knowledge of the conditions that prevailed along the St. Lawrence than we can obtain from the story of the adventures of the other members of his family. Charles LeMoyne, the second, was born in Montreal on December 10, 1656, and was baptized on the same day by Father Claude Pijart, S.J., who signs himself on the Register "Parish Priest of Montreal." The child was favored in being let into the household of the Faith by such a distinguished priest; as indeed the people of Montreal were by having such a pastor. Father Pijart came to Canada in 1637, and was for three years at Three Rivers and Quebec, where he became remarkably proficient in Algonquin. He was associated with Father Raymbault among the Nippissings for nine years, and when Raymbault died after his journey with Jogues to Sault Ste. Marie, he was assigned to work with Father Menard, the heroic old missionary who died, all alone, in the then distant swamps of Wisconsin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.