La Vérendrye

American  

[la vey-rahn-dree] / la veɪ rɑ̃ˈdri /

noun

1. Pierre Gaultier de Varenne Sieur de, 1685–1749, Canadian explorer of North America.

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Example Sentences

A trader named Pierre La Vérendrye had built the fort with his sons, before going on to explore and claim the western half of Canada for New France.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2020

The first stages of that remarkable exploration were anticipated by the brothers La Vérendrye.

From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis

It was doubtless through his efforts that the elder La Vérendrye was at last promoted to a captaincy in the colony troops.

From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis

It was M. Margry who first drew attention to the achievements of the family of La Vérendrye, by an article in the Moniteur in 1852.

From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis

La Vérendrye was forced to winter with the rest of the party at the river Kaministiguia, not far from the great portage.

From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis