About Zacharie Dupuy
Lived 1608 – 1676 (aged 67–68). Zacharie Dupuy was a soldier.
Zacharie Dupuy (; 1608 or 1610 – 1676) was a soldier and seigneur in New France. He served as acting governor of Montreal in 1662, from 1665 to 1666 and from 1667 to 1668. He was sometimes called sieur de Verdun. His surname sometimes appears as Dupuis.
Biography He was born at Saverdun, County of Foix, France. Dupuy served as commandant at Quebec City and then set out on an expedition to establish a Jesuit mission among the Onondagas. He returned to Montreal in 1658 as assistant town-major. In 1662, he became town-major for Montreal. In 1671, he was granted the fief of Verdun and, in 1672, the Île aux Hérons and other islands.
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Who was Zacharie Dupuy?
Canadian politician
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Zacharie Dupuy was born in 1608 in Saverdun.
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Zacharie Dupuy died on 1 July 1676 in Montreal.
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Zacharie Dupuy was a soldier.
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