Marie-Barbe de Boullongne was a philanthropist on what continent?
New France New France (French: "Nouvelle-France" ) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.
Ombline Desbassayns Marie Anne Thérèse Ombline Desbassayns (1755–1846) was a French planter and slave trader on the French island of La Réunion. After the death of her spouse in 1800, she was one of the greatest plantation- and slave owner on the island. She belongs to the more known figures of the local history, and played a significant role in the slave trade of the island.