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Olivier Morel de la Durantaye, sieur de la Durantaye

Also Known As: "la Durantaie", "Deladurantaye", "de Ladurantaye", "dit LaDurantaye"
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Birthplace: Manoir de la Chaussée, Le Gâvre, Bretagne, France
Death: September 28, 1716 (76)
Manoir de la Durantaye, Québec, Québec
Place of Burial: Québec, Québec, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Morel de la Durantaye, sieur de la Durantaye and Alliesse du Houssay
Husband of Françoise Duquet
Father of Louis-Joseph Morel de la Durantaye, sieur de la Durantaye; Françoise-Geneviève Morel de la Durantaye; Philippe-Olivier Morel de la Durantaye; Jacques-François Morel de la Durantaye; Anne Morel de la Durantaye and 5 others

Occupation: Esquire; Captain; Commandant; Councillor; Seigneur; Commerçant de fourrures
Managed by: Paul Louis Doré
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About Olivier Morel de la Durantaye, sieur de la Durantaye

Some sources say that Oliver Morel Ladurantaye constructed a temporary fort, later known as Fort Chicagou.

Olivier Morel de La Durantaye served as commandant of Fort Michillimackinac, in what is now Michigan, from 1683-1690. Wikipédia

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Olivier Morel de la Durantaye, sieur de la Durantaye's Timeline

1640
February 17, 1640
Manoir de la Chaussée, Le Gâvre, Bretagne, France
1641
May 23, 1641
Age 1
Notre-Dame du Gouvray, Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne, France