murder; another brings into it Intendant Michel Bégon* de La Picardière and one of Philibert’s brothers, who is supposed to

. Raimbault; Greffe de Nicolas Senet; Registre d’état civil, Notre-Dame de Montréal, 12 août 1726. PAC, MG 23, GIII, 25, A. “Correspondance de Mme Bégon” (Bonnault), APQ Rapport, 1934-35

Jacques Raudot had appointed Lepallieur court crier at Montreal, a post that he held until July 1722. Bégon*, on 24

he applied to Intendant Bégon*, insisting that the provision of a fine church for the loyal subjects of Médoctec was of vital

de Rigaud de Vaudreuil and his godmother Jeanne-Elisabeth Bégon, the intendant’s

Bégon reported that the intention was for Petitpas to return as a Protestant missionary among the Micmacs, “to win over this nation and make it change its religion

matters”; furthermore, wrote Intendant Bégon*, he “discharged his functions well and capably.” On his death he left two properties

AN, Col., C11A, 60, ff.406–8; F2B, II. Bégon, “Correspondance” (Bonnault), ANQ Rapport, 1934–35, 1–277. Bougainville, “Journal” (A.-E. Gosselin), ANQ

the two began to quarrel, Intendant Michel Bégon* was forced to intervene; on 9 July 1721 he put Darles in sole charge

 Nov. 1693 at Rochefort, France, son of Roland Barrin de La Galissonière, lieutenant-general of the naval forces, and Catherine Bégon, sister of Intendant Michel

considered to belong to one or the other.” But this report and the map which Father Aubery had prepared with the help of Intendant Bégon made no lasting impression upon French policy, and mainland Acadia

bien que le vingt et audevis . . .” (je ne vous empêche pas . . . d’acheter toute la cargaison aussi bien que le vin et eau-de-vie . . .). Mme Bégon

Bégon* increased “by one league of land fronting on the Richelieu River and going back to a depth of one and a half leagues . . .” the Belœil seigneury which he had bought on 25 Feb

Abenakis were opposing English encroachment on their land. In 1720, Vaudreuil and Bégon*, the intendant, reported to the minister of

Rigaud* de Vaudreuil and Intendant Michel Bégon, had doubts, however, about Brother Chrétien’s

Souverain. On 15 April 1714 Intendant Bégon* gave Jean-Baptiste

; Ramezay and Bégon*, quoting Father Joseph Aubery* who knew both

Bégon* appointed François Rageot court officer to the Conseil. Supérieur, “in view of the infirmity of the Sieur Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière which does not make it possible for him, because of

Bégon, and many lesser government officials. The colony’s judicial records contain scattered references to Fornel’s disputes with ship’s

Bégon’s secretary. A document dated 1724 describes him as also a “writer in the office of the intendant.” During the 1720s, moreover, he invested privately in the fur trade