René Gaultier de Varennes
René Gaultier de Varennes ( c 1635 – 4 June 1689 ) is best known in Canadian history as being one of the early governors of Trois-Rivières , Quebec and the father of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes , sieur de La Vérendrye , a famous Canadian explorer and fur trader . 
<triplet> René Gaultier de Varennes <subj> 4 June 1689 <obj> date of death <triplet> Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye <subj> Trois-Rivières, Quebec <obj> place of birth