Théodore Bochart Du Plessis, founder of Trois-Rivières (Québec, Canada)

Please read the very interesting article (in french: try google translation or other) dated November 13th, 2011, of historian, Yannick Gendron, concerning the founder of Trois-Rivières. It is evident that his research to find the real identity of Sieur de La Violette is now completed. His conclusions, as you will see, are definite and irrevocable: Sieur de La Violette is Théodore Bochart Du Plessis, the founder of Trois-Rivières. Yannick Gendron's website is http://www.sieurdelaviolette.com/. Enjoy your reading!

HOWEVER, IF YOU CANNOT READ THE 12 PAGE ARTICLE TITLED THÉODORE BOCHART DU PLESSIS, BY YANNICK GENDRON, HISTORIAN, HERE IS MY OWN TRANSLATION OF HIS CONCLUSION.

Conclusion (My own translation)

" This article takes back my observations starting from a relecture of Relations des Jésuites [text] who brought me to conclude about the real identity of Sieur de La Violette. The answer had always been under the nose of historians.

Théodore Bochart du Plessis arrived, therefore, in New-France (Nouvelle-France) at a critical period of it's development. Under English occupation since three years, the commercial links that unified the French to local populations broke-up. The recapture of Québec in 1632 constitutes a big challenge. Acting as a director of operations, the success of the operation stands largely on the competence of Bochart. 

When he leaves in 1636, the commercial network is reestablished and the illicit activities of English or Basque commercers are repressed. Meanwhile, under his command, the post of [fur] trading at where the St-Lawrence and the St-Maurice rivers meet was provided with a warehouse and defence equipments. Trois-Rivières was born."