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Samuel de Champlain

Founder of Quebec · c. 1567-1635

Mapmaker, soldier and diplomat who built the alliances New France ran on for a century.

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Life story

1. c. 1567 · Brouage, France
   Born at Brouage on the French Atlantic coast
2. 1605 · Port-Royal, Nova Scotia
   Helped establish Port-Royal in Acadia
3. July 3, 1608 · Quebec City
   Founded the habitation at Quebec
4. July 30, 1609 · Lake Champlain
   Fought alongside Innu, Algonquin and Wendat allies on the lake that bears his name
5. 1615 · Huronia, Ontario
   Wintered in Huronia and mapped the Great Lakes country
6. December 25, 1635 · Quebec City
   Died at Quebec

In the timeline

• 1605 — Port-Royal founded in Acadia
• 1608 — Champlain founds Quebec

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Samuel de Champlain
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia