Pierriche River
Pierriche may refer to: * Pierre Falcon * Grande Pierriche and Petite Pierriche, tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada ...

Pierre Falcon
Pierre Falcon (sometimes referred to as Pierriche, meaning 'Pierre the rhymer'; 4 June 1793 – 21 October 1876) was a Métis fur trader and pioneer living in what is today known as Manitoba. He was also a well known composer and singer. Falcon Lake located in the Whiteshell Provincial Park in south-eastern Manitoba was named after Pierre Falcon. Early life Pierre Falcon was born at Somerset House, also called Elbow Fort, in the Swan River Valley, on 4 June 1793. His father, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Falcon was a fur trader and clerk with the North West Company in the Red River district and his mother was a Cree Woman, the daughter of Pas au Traverse. Falcon was taken to La Prairie, Lower Canada, as a child and was baptized at L’Acadie, Quebec, on 18 June 1798. While in Quebec, Falcon stayed with his family, possibly his uncle Francois, and learned to read and write. In 1808, at 15, Falcon came back to Manitoba to become a clerk for the North West Company. In 1812, he mar ...
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