Charles Lallemant [SEP] place of death
Charles Lallemant
Charles Lallemant (or Lalemant), (November 17, 1587 – November 18, 1674) was a French Jesuit. He was born in Paris in 1587 and later became the first Superior of the Jesuit Missions amongst the Huron in Canada. His letter to his brother, dated 1 August 1626, inaugurated the series "Relations des Jésuites de la Nouvelle-France" about the missionary work in that country.
Biography.
Born in Paris to an official of the criminal court, Lalemant entered the novitiate
was at Trois-Rivières. He also began an offensive against the Iroquois, reporting that he wanted them either wiped out or "brought to reason".
Death and burial.
Champlain had a severe stroke in October 1635, and died on December 25, leaving no immediate heirs. Jesuit records state he died in the care of his friend and confessor Charles Lallemant.
Although his will (drafted in November 17, 1635) gave much of his French property to his wife Hélène, he made significant bequests to