Jean-Paul Le Gardeur, sieur de Repentigny, was born in Ville-Marie on October 4, 1661, and died in 1738, was an explorer and lieutenant for New France, at the service of the King of the Kingdom of France.
Jean-Paul Le Gardeur was born at Ville-Marie on October 4, 1661, son of Jean-Baptiste Legardeur de Repentigny (1632-1709) and Marguerite Nicolet de Belleborne (1642-1721), daughter of Jean Nicolet, sieur de Belleborne.
He entered into the French Marines in Canada, and became lieutenant in 1690.
In a military report dated in 1701, and written by Hector de Callières, he affirms that Le Gardeur was given the title of lieutenant in 1689, and that he continued to serve with distinction.
On September 15, 1692, he married in Repentigny with Marie-Joseph Le Neuf de La Vallière.