Jacques de Chambly explained

Jacques de Chambly
Office:Governor of Acadia
Term Start:1673
Term End:1677
Predecessor:Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine
Successor:John Rhoades
Office2:Governor of Grenada
Term Start2:1679
Term End2:1680
Predecessor2:Pierre de Sainte-Marthe de Lalande
Successor2:Nicolas de Gabaret
Office3:Governor of Martinique
Term Start3:1680
Term End3:1687
Predecessor3:Antoine André de Sainte-Marthe
Successor3:Charles de Peychpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut
Birth Date:1612
Birth Place:Chamouille, France
Death Date:1687
Death Place:Martinique
Nationality:French
Occupation:Soldier

Jacques de Chambly (born 1612,[1] died 1687) was from a French military background and became a seigneur in the New World and a governor of Acadia.

Chambly arrived in New France in 1665 when he was a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment. He immediately was in charge of the construction of Fort Saint-Louis (now known as Fort Chambly) on the Richelieu Rapids. He then took part in the Prouville de Tracy’s expedition against the Iroquois. When his regiment was disbanded he returned to France but returned to service in Canada in 1670.

In 1672 he received a seigneury on the Richelieu River in present-day Quebec, Canada. In 1673 he was appointed governor of Acadia, replacing Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouet.

Chambly died in Martinique in 1687.[2]

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  1. Web site: Chambly - Chambly (Ville) . 2024-05-17 . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca.
  2. Web site: Biographie – CHAMBLY, JACQUES DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionnaire biographique du Canada . 2024-05-17 . www.biographi.ca.