How did St. Isaac Jogues die?

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In 1645–46 St. Isaac Jogues was sent by the French government to Ossernenon in New France (the French colonies of North America) to establish peace between the French and the Mohawk people. He was accused of witchcraft by the Mohawk, who had recently suffered a deadly outbreak of European diseases, and he was murdered by them.