François Gaultier de La Vérendrye

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François Gaultier de La Vérendrye was an 18th-century French-Canadian explorer and fur trader who, alongside his family, helped extend French exploration and influence deep into the interior of North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-Canadian ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
fur trader ⓘ
person ⓘ
affiliation French colonial enterprise in North America ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
culture French colonial ⓘ
ethnicGroup French Canadian ⓘ
familyName Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
givenName François ⓘ
knownFor assisting in establishing French presence in the interior of North America ⓘ
exploring regions west of the Great Lakes ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
memberOf La Vérendrye family ⓘ
movement French westward expansion in North America ⓘ
notableFor helping extend French exploration into the interior of North America ⓘ
participation in La Vérendrye family expeditions ⓘ
notableWork exploration of the interior of North America ⓘ
participation in French fur trade expansion ⓘ
occupation explorer ⓘ
fur trader ⓘ
participatedIn French exploration of the Canadian West ⓘ
French fur trade in North America ⓘ
relative Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye (the younger) ⓘ
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye ⓘ
residence New France ⓘ
sphereOfActivity Canadian West ⓘ
linked to: Western Canada

North American interior ⓘ
fur trade routes ⓘ

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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye → child → François Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
François Gaultier de La Vérendrye → familyName → Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
linked to: François Gaultier de La Vérendrye
François Gaultier de La Vérendrye → relative → Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ
linked to: François Gaultier de La Vérendrye