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- Early Life
- Surgeon-Major in New France
- Head Physician of New France
- Botanist and Zoologist
- Personal and Social Life
- Financial Situation
- Death and Legacy
Michel Sarrazin was born in Nuits-sous-Beaune (now Nuits-Saint-Georges) in the Burgundy region of France and was baptized on 3 September 1659. His parents were Magdelaine (Madeleine) de Bonnefoy and Claude Sarrazin, an abbey official at Cîteaux Abbey. Michel was one of six children, although only two brothers are known to have survived into adultho...
In 1685 or 1686, Michel Sarrazin sailed to New France as a marine surgeon. In 1686, the colony’s governor-general, Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, and intendant, Jean Bochart de Champigny, appointed Sarrazin surgeon-major of the colonial troops. He was the first to hold this position in New France. As surgeon-major, Sarrazin accompanied milit...
In 1694, Michel Sarrazin traveled back to France to obtain a medical degree from the University of Reims. He returned to Quebec in 1697 with the title ‘royal physician’ and became head physician of New Franceby 1699. At the same time, he continued to practice surgery. In 1700, he conducted the first mastectomy on record in North America, one of the...
While in France (1694–97), Michel Sarrazin met Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, a member of the French Academy of Sciences and professor of botany at the Jardin de Roi in Paris. Their acquaintance sparked Sarrazin’s interest in the study of plants. In 1699, Sarrazin became the first official correspondent to the Academy in New France. For the next 30 y...
As head physician, Michel Sarrazin enjoyed high social status and was well connected. In 1706, the governor of New France, Marquis Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, nominated him to the Superior Council (formerly the Sovereign Council), which Sarrazin joined as a member for life on 30 June 1707. This gave him a voice in the administration of the col...
Sarrazin secured himself an above-average income through regular petitions and complaints, supported by influential acquaintances. His annual salary from the Crown more than quintupled between 1698 and 1716. He also acquired property and made — albeit unsuccessful — business investments. While earlier biographers attest Sarrazin’s financial struggl...
Michel Sarrazin died in Quebec City on 8 September 1734, at the age of 75, of a fever contracted from a patient. His 50-year legacy as a medical authority was an empirical approach, combining the hands-on methods of surgery with anatomical knowledge and intellectual inference. In science, his observations, dissections and detailed descriptions cont...
Pointe-à-Callière Museum (French: Musée Pointe-à-Callière) is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday. The museum has collections of artifacts from the First Nations of the Montreal region that illustrate how various cultures ...
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Maison Michel-Sarrazin is a hospice in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec located on Chemin Saint-Louis. Maison Michel-Sarrazin is situated close to the historic building Atelier du peintre and the historic site Domaine Benmore .
