René de Bréhant de Galinée

René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpician Order) at Montreal and an explorer and missionary to the Native Americans. In 1670, he and François Dollier de Casson were the first Europeans to make a recorded transit of the Detroit River. His map of the trip demonstrated that the Great Lakes were all connected.

René Bréhant de Galinée
Born	c. 1645 Rennes, France
Died	(1678-08-16)August 16, 1678 Enroute to Rome from France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	Sorbonne

The Galien River in Michigan is named for him.

École secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée French Catholic secondary school in Cambridge, Ontario is named after him.

References

• Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
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