Jean Bourdon
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general
About Jean Bourdon
Lived 1601 – 1668 (aged 66–67). Jean Bourdon was a French engineer, surveyor, cartographer, lawyer, explorer and politician.
Jean Bourdon (; – 1668) was the first engineer-in-chief and land-surveyor in the colony of New France, and the first attorney-general of the Conseil Superieur.
Bourdon came to New France in 1634 and he was designated as the engineer to Governor Charles de Montmagny. In 1639, the governor made a land grant to him of and, later, he built a mill. He also built a chapel on it for his friend, Jean Le Sueur. This was only one of several seigneuries that Bourdon received.
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Who was Jean Bourdon?
New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)
When was Jean Bourdon born?
Jean Bourdon was born in 1601 in Rouen.
When did Jean Bourdon die?
Jean Bourdon died in 1668 in Quebec City.
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Jean Bourdon was an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, lawyer, explorer and politician.
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Jean Bourdon was French.
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