About René de Bréhant de Galinée
Lived 1645 – 1678 (aged 32–33). René de Bréhant de Galinée was an explorer.
René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpician Order) 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.
The Galien River in Michigan is named for him.
École secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée French Catholic secondary school in Cambridge, Ontario is named after him.
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Who was René de Bréhant de Galinée?
French missionary
When was René de Bréhant de Galinée born?
René de Bréhant de Galinée was born in 1645 in Rennes.
When did René de Bréhant de Galinée die?
René de Bréhant de Galinée died on 16 August 1678.
What was René de Bréhant de Galinée's occupation?
René de Bréhant de Galinée was an explorer.
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