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we weep for thee because, in losing thee, we have lost our Father and
Protector. Nevertheless we will console ourselves with the thought that thou
still holdest that relation to us in Heaven, and that thou hast found in that abode
the infinite joy whereof thou has so Often told us.” (Dictionary of Canadian
Biography 2009)
Julien Garnier
Born: January 6, 1643 Brittany, France; Died: January 30, 1730 Quebec
Julien Garnier entered the Jesuit Order at the age of 17. Two years later, he
arrived in Quebec. For the next three years, he taught at the Jesuit College and studied
Huron, Algonquian, and Iroquois languages. He began his mission work with Father
Jacques Bruyas among the Oneidas, shortly thereafter went to work with the
Onondagas (Canadian Biography 2009). In 1668 he was summoned by Father Fremin
to assist with the Seneca mission, and it is in Seneca land where he remained the
longest. Notably, his overall tenure in New France was the longest of any of the
Jesuits; by the time he died, he had spent over 67 years and 3 months in the northeast
(Dictionary of Canadian Biography 2009). Father Garnier was prolific at gathering
converts and also was an adept linguist; he eventually wrote a dictionary of the Seneca
language (Bihler 1956:86). As will be discussed later, during his time with the Seneca
Garnier was careful to try and separate his mission work from politics, noting how
contentiously the movements of the French military were perceived by his charges.
Jacques Fremin
Born: March 12, 1628 Reims; Died: July 20, 1691 Quebec
Father Jacques Frémin became a Jesuit in Paris on November 21, 1646, and
came to Canada in 1655. In 1656 his work with the Onondaga intersected with Simon
Le Moyne’s embassy. The dictionary of Canadian Biography omits his time in Seneca
land, but we know from Catholic Historian Hugh Bihler and the Jesuit Relations that
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