Étienne Pézard de la Tousche Champlain (1624 – c. 1696) was a soldier and

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. He served as acting

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in 1664. The son of Claude Pézard de La Tousche and Marie Masson, he was born in

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and came to Canada in 1661, when he was named lieutenant at

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; he was later named captain. In June 1664, he was put in charge of the garrison at

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. Later that month, he married Madeleine Mullois de La Borde. In August of that year, he was granted the seigneury of Champlain.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pezard de la Tousche Champlain, Etienne 1624 births Year of death uncertain People of New France Governors of Montreal 17th-century Canadian politicians