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Fort Crevier

Fort Crevier is a National Historic Site of Canada in Pierreville, Quebec.

Quebec · 226 Rang de l'Île, Pierreville, Quebec · location approximate

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FORT CREVIER Built 1687, Battles of 1689-1693, when two officers, several soldiers, seven habitants were killed; the seigneur Jean Crevier was captured and died from wounds. The fort was still standing in 1714.

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construit 1687, Batailles de 1689-1693, où deux officiers, plusieurs soldats, sept habitants furent tués; le seigneur Jean Crevier enlevé et mort de ses blessures. Le fort existait en 1714.

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FORT CREVIER A fort was built near here in 1687 for the defence of the French inhabitants of the area against Iroquois attacks which had been encouraged by the English. Originally named Fort Saint-François, it came to be known by the name of its builder, Jean Crevier in whose seigneurie, Saint-François-du-Lac, this wooden fort stood. Skirmishes between the Iroquois and French were fought near here on many occasions between 1689 and 1693. With the signing of peace treaties with the English in 1697, and with the Iroquois in 1700 and 1701, the French allowed the fort to fall into ruins.

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LE FORT CREVIER Un fort fut construit près d’ici en 1687, pour protéger les Français contre les attaques iroquoises que les Anglais encourageaient. Bâti par Jean Crevier sur sa seigneurie de Saint-François-du-Lac, ce fort de bois, appelé à l’origine fort Saint-François, fut plus tard connu sous le nom de fort Crevier. Des escarmouches eurent souvent lieu à cet endroit entre Français et Iroquois de 1689 à 1693. Après la signature des traités de paix avec les Anglais en 1697 et les Iroquois en 1700 et 1701, le fort ne fut plus utilisé.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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