Name Rene Brehant | ||
Born c. 1645 Rennes Died August 16, 1678(1678-08-16) | ||
René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpician Order) at Montreal and an explorer and missionary to the Native Americans. In 1670, he and François Dollier de Casson were the first Europeans to make a recorded transit of the Detroit River. His map of the trip demonstrated that the Great Lakes were all connected.
The Galien River in Michigan is named for him.
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