Jean Le Vacher [SEP] place of death
Jean Le Vacher
Jean Le Vacher (15 March 1619 - 26 July 1683) was a Lazarist missionary who was the French consul in Tunis and then in Algiers. He died after being attached to a cannon that was loaded with shrapnel and fired when the French fleet bombarded Algiers.
Early years.
Jean Le Vacher was born on 15 March 1619 in Écouen, France. 
His parents Philippe Le Vacher and Catherine Butefer had four boys and three girls by their marriage. Jean was the eldest. 
His younger
, became seriously ill. He sent for Le Vacher and asked him to take his place if he should die. 
Le Vacher refused, and the consul proposed to nominate one of the French merchants. However, they could not agree on a candidate. 
When the Bey was told of the problem, he also said that Le Vacher should become consul, and on the death of Martin he accepted this position. 
He was consul for five years while also acting as a missionary. 
Exhausted, Le Vacher won