Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain Nationality - French Lifespan - 1567 – 1635 Famous for : The Founder of Quebec City. Known as 'The Father of Canada‘ 1608 July: Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City
Samuel De Champlain Sailed up and down the St. Lawrence River and on his second trip he found Quebec. Explore and colonize. Champlain fixed on the site of Quebec and founded the first white settlement there in July 1608 Made friends with the Iroquois for trade reasons. Fur.
Samuel De Champlain Died: December 25, 1635 Stroke. He was Buried, Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montréal in Quebec.