<P> The Jesuits established a mission on Penobscot Bay in 1609, which was part of the French colony of Acadia . </P> <P> The Jesuits wanted to participate in these forays into new lands . On October 25, 1604, the Jesuit Father Pierre Coton requested his General Superior Claudio Acquaviva to send two missionaries to Terre - Neuve . As a result, in 1611 the two first Jesuits, Pierre Biard and Enemond Massé, were able to leave for Port Royal in Acadia . The mission failed in 1613 following a raid by Virginians . </P> <P> A third mission was built on Mount Desert Island in 1613 . </P> <P> The Jesuits conceived plans to move their efforts to the banks of the Saint - Laurent river . A fourth mission was established in 1625, made by Fathers Charles Lalemant (as Superior), Enemond Massé, Jean de Brébeuf, and assistants François Charton and Gilbert Buret . This mission failed following the occupation of Quebec by English forces in 1629 . </P>

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