1678-1747+Madeline+de+Vercheres

Madeline de Vercheres

[] Works Cited: "Madeleine De Vercheres." //Madeleine De Vercheres //. Web. 28 May 2012. .

-Iroquois attacked New France, Madeleine prevented the Iroquois from burning down New France -She fired musket & told people to make loud noise -Reinforcements caught Iroquois and released prisoners -did all of this at 14 years of age

-Was also known as Marie-Madeleine Jarret-de Vercheres -Born in 1678, daughter of Francois Jarret -Had 2 brothers and & one sister all younger than her -married in 1706 to Pierre Thomas le Tarreu

-Monument to heroin Madeleine de Verches & plague placed in 1927 created by Louis-Philippe Heberts -If Vercheres didn't do anything, the Iroquois would have killed everyone

Q1: What tribe attacked New France? A1: The Iroquois.

Q2: What was her heroic act? A2: She helped save New France by firing a musket and commanding people to make a lot of noise so the attacking Iroquois would retreat.

Q3: At what age did she help New France? A3: 14