Simon Le Moyne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSimon Le Moyne
French missionary
Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1604
Place of Birth: Beauvais, Hauts-de-France, France
Date of Death: 24-Nov-1665
Profession: missionary, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Simon Le Moyne
- Father Simon Le Moyne, S.J.
- (22 October 1604 – 24 November 1665) was a Jesuit priest who became involved with the mission to the Hurons in the New World.
- Le Moyne had 16 years of education and experience in the priesthood in France before his arrival in Quebec in 1638.
- During that same year, he headed out to his mission in Huron country.
- The destruction of the Huron nation by the Iroquois brought him back to Quebec in 1650.
- He undertook numerous missions to the Iroquois at great risk to his personal safety.
- He is most notable in Canadian history for his work as an ambassador of peace to the Iroquois.
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