René de Bréhant de Galinée

Deceased Person

1645 – 1678

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Who was René de Bréhant de Galinée?

René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice at Montreal and an explorer and missionary to the Native Americans. In 1670, he and François Dollier de Casson were the first Europeans to make a recorded transit of the Detroit River. His map of the trip demonstrated that the Great Lakes were all connected.

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Born
1645
France
Died
Aug 16, 1678

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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