François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur ( 1676 – July 2, 1743) was a military man by career (

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) and had inherited the seigneury of Contrecœur from his father, Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur. His son,

Claude-Pierre Pécaudy de Contrecœur Claude-Pierre Pécaudy de Contrecœur was an officer in the colonial regular troops ( troupes de la marine), seigneur, and member of the Legislative Council of New France. Born on December 28, 1705 at Contrecœur, Quebec, son of Francois-Antoine P� ...

was an officer in French colonial forces and a key figure in the

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. François-Antoine Pécaudy was part of many important military campaigns. They included Governor Frontenac's against the

Onondagas The Onondaga people ( Onondaga: , ''Hill Place people'') are one of the original five constituent nations of the Iroquois (''Haudenosaunee'') Confederacy in northeast North America. Their traditional homeland is in and around present-day Onondag ...

and

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in 1696. Pécaudy de Contrecœur became a knight of the

order of Saint-Louis The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a rewar ...

in 1738. He mapped of Lake Champlain and, in October 1741, he was placed in command of Fort Saint Frédéric south of the lake. In the spring of 1743 he was replaced by Bécart de Granville.

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* 1670s births 1743 deaths People of New France Knights of the Order of Saint Louis {{KingdomofFrance-stub