Jean de Quen
Jean de Quen is an explorer missionary Jésuite French of the News-France. He explored the area of current the Lac St-Jean in 1642.
Biography
Arrived at Quebec, on August 17th, 1635, it was in charge of the instruction of the French children of the city. In 1638, it was with the residence of Sillery with the Père the Young person. The following years, he visited the missions of Tadoussac, and, going up the Saguenay, he discovered, on May 20th, 1641 the Lac Midsummer's Day, called Pkgouagami.The following day, 21 of the same month, the Christian Amerindians raised, in less than two hours, a small vault, and the father celebrated sacred mysterieies there, after having confessed all the Christians, who were charmed to see their country honoured by so adorable mysteries. Superior, in 1652, of the missions of the News-France, it wrote, in 1656, the relation on the country of the Iroquois.
He died in Quebec on October 8th, 1659, 56 years old, victim of the zeal which he had deployed during an epidemic.
References
- general Repertory of the Canadian clergy, by chronological order since the foundation of the colony until our days, by Mgr Cyprien Tanguay, Montreal: Eusèbe Senécal & wire, printers and publishers, 1893.
- Civilization.ca