Samuel De Champlain
By: Seher
Introduction
Who Is Samuel De Champlain?
Samuel De Champlain was an explorer who explored and found Quebec City. Samuel de Champlain was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler, colonial administrator and of course "The Father Of New France. By hearing this, you probably know he's a multi-talented person. He was born in August the 13 of 1574 in Hiers Brouage, France. He died on 25 December 1635 in Québec City. Champlain played a major role in finding New France from 1603 to 1635. He explored the Atlantic coastline in Acadia, the Canadian interior, the Great Lakes region, and he established a friendly relation with the Aboriginal enemies of the Iroquois. Champlain participated in the foundation of French colonies in Acadia, at Québec and at Trois-Rivières. For many years, he remained the chief person responsible for administrating the colony of Québec. Champlain published four books as well as several maps of North America.
Journals
Culture
Early Life and Career
Settlement In Quebec
Family
Antoine Champlain
Marguerite Le Roy
Helene Boullé
Helene Boullé is Samuel De Champlain's wife. She was only 12 when she got married to Champlain. She was a nun (which is a person who works for a religious church.) She was born in 1598 and passed away on 1654.
Faith De Champlain
Faith De Champlain was Samuel's youngest daughter. She was adopted by Samuel and Helene when she was 11. She was born on 1618 and passed away on 1638.
Hope De Champlain
Hope De Champlain was Samuels second daughter. She was adopted by Samuel and Helene when she was 12. She was born on 1612 and passed away on 1636
Charity De Champlain
Charity De Champlain was Samuel's oldest daughter. She was adopted by Samuel and Helene when she was 15. She was born on 1614 and eventually pasted away on 1688
Etienne Brule
Samuel De Champlain's Voyages And Life
1 January 1570
Champlain as a child, grew up by the sea, his father was a sea captain along with his grandfather. Champlain learned how to navigate and sail at a very young age, this talent would be able to achieve his goals in the years that are coming.
2 July 1599
Champlain navigates with his uncle in the Caribbean and visits a few ports of New Spain. His Uncle was a geographer at that time. In his later years, Champlain became a geographer.
26 May 1603
This is when Champlain starts his journey. Champlain visits the new world. He travels down the St. Lawrence River and then he visits the native villages and attends their ceremonies. He also follows some of their customs. He begins to establish a good relationship with the aboriginals.
1 August 1605
Champlain establishes a settlement in Port-Royal, where he explores the Atlantic coast all the way to Cape Cod. Port Royal was his first settlement in all New France. Port Royal was a somewhat good place to establish a settlement. There was fresh water, and fire woods. Champlain later left Port Royal because of the trading monopoly that he could not control.
1 Decemeber 1605
1 January 1608
1 June 1609
Champlain leaves the Hurons and Montagnais to explore more of the surrounding areas. He went off to the South and he discovers a lake and names it "Lake Champlain." He will only get to visit this lake once because Champlain will make enemies with the tribes in that area.
29 July 1609
Champlain proves his loyalty to his Aboriginal allies by taking on the Mohawk (an Iroquois tribe.) This was an unfair fight because Champlain and his men carried a weapon called arquebus, and a firearm. Champlain shot all three chiefs with this weapon. The Mohawk fled the battle scene, they were no longer able to carry on because of their three dead chiefs. The Mohawk were now official enemies of French.
1 April 1610
1 May 1610
In 1610, Champlain arranged Étienne Brûlé to stay with some Wendat people (He wanted him to become a coureur de bois. Étienne Brûlé was only a teenager then. Champlain wanted him to learn the Wendat language, culture and customs. This was also building on the relationship with the aboriginals. He explored many areas that the French did not know about. He was likely the first European to ever see the great lakes.
29 May 1610
1 November 1610
29 MARCH 1612
Champlain names Sainte-Hélène Island after his wife named Hélène Boullé. In my opinion, how nice and lovely. I have never heard such a sweet thing.
1 August 1615
Samuel de Champlain spends the winter in Huronie. He builds on his relationship with the aboriginals, gaining their trust. This takes a while but Champlain try's his best to get their interest.
1 Nov 1619
Samuel de Champlain publishes a book on his travels in Huronie.
29 March 1620
The population in the new fort (in Quebec) grew very slowly. After 20 years of working hard to improve the fort and getting more inhabitants, the Quebec colony had only about 100 European people. This included missionaries, coureur de bois (runner of the woods), fur trade clerks and about 20 families of settlers. Quebec was a "natural settlement", it had fresh water, good soil, and was protected by a cliff.
1 April 1622
In 1622 Champlain brought his 22 year old wife Hélène Boullé to the small fort. She did not like the life her husband had lived in New France. She later returned to France after four years of staying there. She returned to France and became a nun, and stayed in that convent for the rest of her life.
1 April 1624
In 1624 the new fort in Quebec had less than 60 people. It was not doing so well. This time Samuel need help.
1 July 1627
Champlain surrenders the fort to the British in 1627. The cardinal de Richelieu made the Compagnie des Cent-Associés, with the goal to bring new colonists to Nouvelle-France. Soon afterwards, a few hundred colonists left for the New France. But the boats were then attacked by the Kirke brothers who then attacked Québec. They threatened Champlain but eventually with no other choice Champlain had to leave. Québec was English for three years.