La Vérendrye, La Verendrye or Verendrye may refer to:
People
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (17 November 1685 – 5 December 1749) was a French Canadian military officer, fur trader, and explorer. In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and e ...
(1685–1749), French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer, often called simply "La Vérendrye". His sons were:
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Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye
Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de la Vérendrye (September 3, 1713 – June 6, 1736) was the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye and Marie-Anne Dandonneau Du Sablé. He was born on Île Dupas near Sorel, New France
Jean Baptist ...
(1713–1736), explorer
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Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye de Boumois (December 1, 1714 – September 13, 1755) was the second son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye. An explorer and fur trader who served many years under the command of his father, ...
(1714–1755), explorer and fur trader
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François de La Vérendrye (1715–1794), explorer and trader
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Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye (November 9, 1717 – November 15, 1761) was a French Canadian fur trader and explorer. He, his three brothers, and his father Pierre La Vérendrye pushed trade and exploration west from the Great Lakes. He, h ...
(1717–1761), explorer and fur trader
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Verendrye brothers' journey to the Rocky Mountains
The Vérendrye brothers were the first Europeans to cross the northern Great Plains and see the Rocky Mountains, during an expedition in 1742–1743. What little is known about their journey comes from a journal found in the French archives in 185 ...
, 1742–43
Places
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La Verendrye (electoral district)
La Verendrye is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879, and has existed since that time.
La Verendrye is located southeastern region of Manitoba. It is bordered to the w ...
, in Manitoba, Canada
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La Verendrye Provincial Park
La Verendrye Provincial Park is a waterway provincial park located in Ontario, Canada, on the border with the U.S. state of Minnesota. The park stretches from Quetico Provincial Park through Saganaga Lake, up the Pine River, across the Height ...
, in Ontario, Canada
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La Vérendrye Trail
The La Vérendrye Trail (french: Le chemin La Vérendrye) is a series of highways in the Canadian province of Manitoba commemorating the oldest waterway fur-trading route in the province. It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La ...
, in Manitoba, Canada
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La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering of contiguous land and lake area (Assinica wildlife reserve is the largest in the province, but its territory is broken up in four non-cont ...
, in Quebec, Canada
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Parc de la Vérendrye (Le Domaine) Water Aerodrome, in Quebec, Canada
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Verendrye, North Dakota
Verendrye was a historic unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States, located approximately eight miles northwest of Karlsruhe and 13 miles northeast of Velva within Falsen Township. Although classified by the USGS ...
, a ghost town in McHenry County
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Verendrye National Monument, a former US national monument in North Dakota
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Verendrye Electric Cooperative, a public utility cooperative in North Dakota
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