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Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a Huguenot French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657.
- 1631-45 and 1653-1657
- 1593, France
Mar 20, 2020 · In 1623 Biencourt died, leaving Charles de LaTour as leader of the French in Acadie. LaTour selected a South Shore harbour as his headquarters and built Fort St-Louis at what is now Port LaTour. By now he had three ships and was prepared to defend Acadie against the English, but he needed support from France.
Feb 26, 2024 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Charles (De Latour) Saint-Étienne de La Tour born abt. 1593 Champagne, France died 1664 Cap de Sable, Acadie, Nouvelle-France including ancestors + descendants + 2 photos + 18 genealogist comments + questions + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
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SAINT-ÉTIENNE DE LA TOUR, CHARLES DE [ the family name may well have been Turgis], trader, colonizer, and governor of Acadia; b. 1593, probably in the old French province of Champagne, the son of Claude de Saint-Étienne de La Tour; d. 1666. On 25 Feb. 1610 Charles set sail from Dieppe for Acadia with his father and a party of men led by Jean ...
Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, colonizer, trader, governor of Acadia (b at Champagne, France 1593; d at Cap de Sable, Acadia 1663). La Tour possibly reached Acadia as early as 1606, living there permanently from 1610.
Charles La Tour (born 1593, Champagne, France—died 1666, Fort St. John, Nova Scotia) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as governor of Acadia (region of the North American Atlantic seaboard centred on Nova Scotia) under the French and the English.
Charles La Tour. (1595-c.1665) Charles La Tour was the son of Claude De Saint-Etienne de La Tour. Both father and son played prominent roles in the early developments of Acadia: the son more so than the father. Claude La Tour was of the French nobility, the House of Bouillon.
