Olivier Morel de La Durantaye
Officer of New France
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| Intro | Officer of New France | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 17 February 1640, Le Gâvre, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France | |
| Death | 28 September 1716Saint-Vallier, Bellechasse regional county municipality, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (aged 76 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Oliver Morel de La Durantaye (17 February 1640 – 28 September 1716) was an Officer of New France. Born in Notre Dame du Gaure, Nantes, France, he served as commandant of Fort Michilimackinac, in what is now Michigan, from 1683 to 1690. In 1684 he traveled to Fort St. Louis to assist Henri de Tonty against the Iroquois, and it is thought that during this journey he constructed a temporary fort that Tonty visited in the winter of 1685/1686, and later referred to as the Fort of Chicagou.