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Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de, Canadian History, Biographies
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Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de[pOl du shOmdA´ syOr du mAzONnOv´] Pronunciation Key, 1612–76, founder and first governor of Montreal, b. France. A soldier, he fought in European wars before being sent by the SociEtE de Notre Dame de MontrEal to take possession of their grant in the new world. He landed (1642) on Montreal island, where he established the city of Ville Marie, later Montreal, and administered the colony for 22 years (1642–63). He returned (1665) to France and died in obscurity in Paris.
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