French Jesuit and oblate missionaries to the Hurons and Iroquois of North America, † 1642-1649; Isaac was tomahawked to death by Iroquois on 18 Oct. 1646 near Albany; John was savagely mutilated and slain 16 Mar. 1649 near Georgian Bay; other martyrs were Antony Daniel, Gabriel Lalemant, Charles Garnier, Noel Chabanel, and oblates René Goupil and Jean de la Lande; secondary patrons of Canada.