Deaths on August 4

René Lepage de Sainte-Claire

Died on August 4, 1718

René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)

Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire (April 10, 1656 in Ouanne, Burgundy – August 4, 1718 in Rimouski, Quebec) is the lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, province of Quebec, in Canada.

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René Lepage de Sainte-Claire
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