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About Pierre Jarret de Verchères
Pierre Jarret de Verchères was a French-Canadian military officer. His father, François, was the founder of Verchères, now a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. In 1691, as a teenager, along with his older sister Madeleine and his younger brother Alexandre, he helped defend his father's fort for a week. Jarret de Verchères was killed in 1708 after his raiding party was ambushed following an attack on Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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- military officer
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- 1679
- Died
- August 29, 1708