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Brisay de Denonville, Jacques-René, Marquis de Denonville, 1637 - 1710"

(generally referred to as Denonville), French Governor General of CanadaGovernor between 1685 and 1689, this French Army officer tried to curb the abuses of the fur trade. He also sent an overland expedition to capture three Hudson's Bay Company posts in James Bay (Chevalier de Troyes) in 1686. His unsuccessful 1687 foray against the Iroquois was followed by the Iroquois destruction of Lachine in 1689. He is known for having kept a courteous correspondence with Governor Dongan of New York. He was replaced by Count Frontenac in 1689.

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[Source: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto Press, Volume II, 1969.His entry should be listed under "BRISAY" and not under "DENONVILLE," Brisay being the family name.I have been preparing since 1993 the definitive Biographical Dictionary of Aboriginal History in America (North of the Rio Grande) with annexes "Forts, Trading posts and Presidios" (a complete descriptive listing) and "Annotated Chronology of Warfare in North America" (involving Indians of course).I am now at revision stage. The manuscript of the Dictionary being in excess of 4,000 pages, contains many entries of interest for Wisconsin and Great Lakes history.Please excuse the inadequacy of my written English. I am French-Canadian.]