Samuel de Champlain
By: Farah
Facts
- He established and administered the French colonies in the new world.
- In 1609 he led a total of 32 colonists to settle in Quebec, but only 9 survived the first winter.
- On his first expedition, he started a fight with the Native American Indians that lasted 500 years with France.
- On one of his voyages he found a lake and named it Lake Champlain in 1609.
- As a young boy he learned how to navigate ships and became a naval captain, like his father.
- He lived with the Hurons and was married to a woman 30 years younger than him.
- He is often referred to as the Father of New France.
More Facts
- His first voyage was with his uncle on the ship Saint-Julien.
- His wife was the daughter of the Lord Chamberlain of France.
- In a battle with the Iroquois, he got shot in the knee.
- He died on Christmas Day in 1635 in Quebec.