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Caption: Marker detail: Jean de Biencourt Sieur de Poutrincourt
Additional Description: Nobleman and soldier-courtier Jean de Biencourt Sieur de Poutrincourt obtained arms and soldiers for Sieur de Monts' expedition. He accompanied de Monts to Acadie in 1604 but returned to France before winter. In 1606, de Poutrincourt returned to Acadie to take charge at the Port Royal Habitation.

Jean de Biencourt, sieur de Poutrincourt, noble, courtisan et soldat, réunit les armes et les soldats nécessaires à l'expédition du sieur de Monts. Il accompagne de Monts en Acadie en 1604, mais retourne en France avant l'hiver. De Poutrincourt revient en Acadie en 1606 pour diriger l'Habitation de Port-Royal.
Submitted: January 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p508185
File Size: 3.284 Megabytes

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