Jean Bourdon
Jean Bourdon (circa 1601–1668) was the first engineer-in-chief and land surveyor in New France, and the first attorney-general of the Conseil Supérieur. He arrived in New France in 1634 and worked as the engineer for Governor Charles de Montmagny. In 1639 he received a grant of 50 acres of land, where he built a mill and a chapel for his friend Jean Le Sueur. Bourdon later received several seigneuries, large parcels of land.
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