Pierre de Sales Laterrière
- Pierre de Sales Laterrière
Pierre de Sales Laterrière (1743 or 1747 near Albi – 14 June 1815), was an adventurer who left France in 1766. He was inspector and director of the Forges du Saint-Maurice and seigneur of Les Éboulements in Quebec.
Laterrière presented himself as the son of a French count, Jean-Pierre de Sales, after he arrived in Quebec but his real surname is believed to be Fabre. He was employed as a clerk by Alexandre Dumas at Quebec City. In 1769, he went to practice medicine with a doctor at Montmagny. Laterrière is believed to have begun practicing medicine with no medical training.
In 1771, he was employed as an agent for the Saint-Maurice ironworks at Quebec City. In 1775, Laterrière was hired as inspector for the ironworks and he moved to Trois-Rivières. In 1776, the director of the ironworks, Christophe Pélissier, was arrested by the British for supplying weapons and ammunition to the American army that was advancing towards Quebec. Laterrière was given the post of director after Pélissier fled to the United States. He also began living with Pélissier's wife, Marie-Catherine Delezenne. Despite public opinion and criticism from the clergy, this free thinker, defender of midwives and freemason lived unmarried with Marie-Catherine until they finally married in 1799 after the death of her first husband.
Imprisoned by Governor Frederick Haldimand on the day following the American Invasion, he was then exiled in Newfoundland from 1782 to 1783, following a false charge of treason. He returned to Quebec and settled on a farm at Baie-du-Febvre (later Baieville) where he resumed the practice of medicine. Once the province began to insist on doctors producing their credentials, Laterrière went on to study medicine at Harvard University in Massachusetts and qualified to practice medicine in 1789. In 1799, he moved his medical practice to Quebec City. His income from practicing medicine and investments allowed him to purchase the seigneury of Les Éboulements in 1810. He died at Quebec City in 1815.
His sons Marc Pascal and Pierre-Jean both became doctors and important figures in the province.
External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2646 Biography at "the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=00518 "La famille de Sales Laterrière", H-R Casgrain (1870) (french)]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Pierre de Sales Laterriere — Pierre de Sales Laterrière Pierre de Sales Laterrière (1743 1815) Pierre Sales de Laterrière né dans l Albigeois (1743 1815) est un aventurier qui a quitté la France en 1766. Il a été commis, puis inspecteur et directeur des Forges du Saint… … Wikipédia en Français
Pierre de sales laterrière — (1743 1815) Pierre Sales de Laterrière né dans l Albigeois (1743 1815) est un aventurier qui a quitté la France en 1766. Il a été commis, puis inspecteur et directeur des Forges du Saint Maurice et Seigneur des Éboulement … Wikipédia en Français
Pierre de Sales Laterrière — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Laterrière. Pierre de Sales Laterrière (1743 1815) Pierre Sales de Laterrière né dans l Albigeois (1743 … Wikipédia en Français
Moulin à eau de Sales Laterrière de Les Éboulements — Moulin seigneurial des Éboulements. Sur la photo, à partir de la gauche : le moulin à scie, le moulin à farine, l écurie, le kiosque d accueil, la boulangerie, la chapelle Saint Nicolas … Wikipédia en Français
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière — (March 25, 1792 – March 29, 1872) was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure. He was born in Baie du Febvre, Lower Canada in 1792, the son of Pierre de Sales Laterrière who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the … Wikipedia
Laterrière — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pierre de Sales Laterrière (1747 1815) est un directeur des Forges du Saint Maurice, médecin, seigneur des Éboulements et auteur. Pierre de Sales… … Wikipédia en Français
Pierre tremblay (colon) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pierre Tremblay et Tremblay. Pierre Tremblay, né à Randonnai, petite commune du Perche, en 1626, décédé le 14 avril 1687 à Baie Saint Paul, est l ancêtre de tous les Tremblay du Québec. Sommaire 1 … Wikipédia en Français
La Terrière, Pierre de Sales — Came to Canada from France, 1766; appointed agent at Quebec for the St. Maurice forges, 1771; his place of business in front of the lower town market, facing the church of Notre Dame; in 1775 appointed inspector of works, and removed to the… … The makers of Canada
Pierre Tremblay (colon) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pierre Tremblay et Tremblay. Pierre Tremblay, né à Randonnai, petite commune du Perche, en 1626, décédé le 14 avril 1687 à Baie Saint Paul, est l ancêtre de tous les Tremblay du Québec. Sommaire 1 Biograp … Wikipédia en Français
Les Éboulements — Administration Pays Canada Provinc … Wikipédia en Français
