Thalour Du Perron
Governor of Plaisance 1662-1663
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Thalour Du Perron was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1662 to 1663.
Thalour Du Perron | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Plaisance | |
| In office 1662–1663 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Gargot de la Rochette |
| Succeeded by | Lafontaine Bellot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | Winter 1662-1663[a] |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
In July, 1662, Du Perron and many others including 50 colonists, 30 soldiers, his brother, and Nicholas Gargot, the former Governor of the Colony, set sail for Plaisance.[1]
The ship, Aigle d'Or, would arrive to Plaisance in October; Gargot carried on to Quebec.[1]
Several months later in the winter time du Perron and his brother would be assassinated.[2][3]
In the spring of 1663, 15 of the men who had killed Du Perron and his brother were captured and brought to Quebec to face trial.[2]
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Notes
- Likely between the months of December-February
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