Samuel de Champlain Timeline

Samuel de Champlain, Maréchal de Logis, Navigator, Geographer, Cartographer and Writer

Founder of Port-Royal and of Quebec and Father of New-France

1567 or 1570	Birth of Samuel de Champlain at Brouage France, son “of the late Antoine de Champlain, a Sea Captain, and of Marguerite Le Roy
1595-1598	In the Army he serves as Quartermaster, aide and ‘sergeant in arms’ under Henry of Navarre (King Henry IV) in the religious wars that ended in 1598.
1598	Sails with his uncle Guillaume Allene, a Pilot General in the Spanish navy, aboard the ship St Julien, Champlain assists in transporting troops from France to Cadiz Spain.
1599-1601	Sails on the St Julien for 2 ½ years with a Spanish Fleet to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and visited Mexico City, Panama and Havana, and returned to Spain with treasure. He described this tour to the French king in his book, Bref Discours – At Panama he suggested a canal be constructed to the Pacific Ocean.
15 Mar 1603	Sails as an observer with Francois Grave Du Pont on his 1st voyage to New France stopping at Tadoussac and Montreal; returns to Honfleur on 20 Sep 1603; presents a map to the King and publishes his book; Des Sauvages, ou Voyage de Samuel Champlain, de Brouage.
07 Apr 1604 (7 Mar 1604)	Sails from Le Havre to Acadia with Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts on the Don de Dieu; settles and winters over at Ile Sainte Croix - He explored and charted the coast of Maine naming Mt. Desert Island, and going as far west as the Kennebec River
Jun-Sep 1605	Explored the coast and some rivers from Maine to Cape Cod; He entered & mapped Boston Bay; Plymouth, and then after rounding Cape Cod, Nauset Harbor.
Sep 1605	Moved all the buildings from Ste Croix to Port Royal, Acadia; now Nova Scotia
1606	Explored to Cape Cod searching for a place to establish a settlement.
Winter 1606	“L’Ordre de Bon Temps” or “Order of the Good Cheer” established to pass the time.
1607	Jamestown, Virginia founded (Champlain on his 3^rd Atlantic crossing)
03 Sep 1607	Champlain returns to Saint-Malo France on the Jonas on 30 Sep 1607
1607	Champlain’s remarkably accurate map of the coast of Nova Scotia and New England is published
13 Apr 1608	Champlain sails from Honfleur on the Don de Dieu and founds Quebec on 3 Jul 1608
28 Jun 1609	Champlain traveled with a large war party of Huron, Algonkin, and Montagnais Indians up the St. Lawrence to the Richelieu River and a large lake in Jul & Aug which he names Lake Champlain
05 Sep 1609	Sails from Quebec and arrives at Honfleur France on 13 Oct 1609. Presents his report to King Henry IV at Fontainebleau. (King Henry assassinated on 14 May 1610)
08 Apr 1610	Sails from ?? to Quebec on the Loyal and arrives on 28 Apr 1610
08 Aug 1610	Sails from Quebec to Honfleur, France on 27 Sep 1610
27 Dec 1610	Nuptial Benediction to Helene Boulle at St Germain l’Auxerrois church in Paris
01 Mar 1611	Sails from ?? to France and arrives in Quebec on 21-22 May 1611; names Isle St Helene for wife
11 Aug 1611	Sails from Quebec and arrives La Rochelle, France on 10 Sep 1611, publishes his 1612 map, and reports to King Louis XIII
15 Oct 1612	Now a Lieutenant General of Quebec
09 Jan 1613	Publishes his book “Les Voyages du Sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois” with the 1613 map
06 Mar 1613	Sails from Honfleur, France and arrives at Tadoussac on 29 Apr 1613 (6^th crossing to New France)
27 May 1613	Travels toward Huron Country via the Ottawa River and arrives on 17 Jun 1613; Loses his Astrolabe; found in 1867 in Lake Green
08 Aug 1613	Sails from Tadoussac and arrives at St Malo France on 26 Aug 1613
1614	Presents report about New France to King Louis XIII
24 Apr 1615	Sails on the St Etienne from Honfleur and arrives at Tadoussac and Quebec on 25 May 1615
09 Jul 1615	Voyages to Huron Country on Lake Huron, arriving on 1 Aug 1615 where the 1^st Mass in the Great Lakes region was celebrated.
10 Oct 1615	Champlain assists his Indian allies in attacking their enemy, the Iroquois, and is wounded twice.
20 May 1616	Leaves Huronia and arrives in Quebec on 11 Jul 1616
03 Aug 1616	Sails from Tadoussac and arrives at Honfleur, France on 10 Sep 1616
1616	Updates his 1612 and 1613 maps adding his 1615 and 1616 data. Published in 1653 by Duval
11 Mar 1617	Sails from Honfleur, France on the St Etienne with Louis Hebert and arrives in Quebec on 14 Jun 1617
22 Jul 1617	Champlain signs a contract in Paris; he must have returned immediately
24 May 1618	Sails from Honfleur, France and arrives in Quebec on 24 Jun 1618
26 Jul 1618	Sails from Tadoussac and arrives at Honfleur on 28 Aug 1618
18 May 1619	Publishes his book, “Les Voyages du Sieur Champlain en La Nouvelle France, depuis l’annee 1615 jusques a la fin de l’annee 1618”
07 May 1620	Champlain confirmed by King Louis XIII as Lieutenant of the Viceroy of New France.
Spring 1620	Sails on the St Etienne from Honfleur to Quebec with his wife Helene and arrives on 7 Jul 1620
12 Nov 1620	Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth on the Mayflower
15 Aug 1624	Sails from Quebec and arrives at Dieppe, France on 1 Oct 1624 and reports to the King.
15 Apr 1626	Sails from Dieppe, France (11^th time) and arrive in Quebec on 5 Jul 1626
1627	New France population is 100; Virginia 2000; New England 310; New Holland 200 & Newfoundland 100
19 Jul 1629	Champlain & Quebec captured by the English Kirke Brothers
24 Jul 1629	Departs for Tadoussac; Sails from Tadoussac on 14 Sep 1629 and arrives in London on 29 Oct 1629
Dec 1629	Sailed to France. King Louis XIII asks England to return the colony.
27 Sep 1630	Champlain in Brouage and sells his two houses.
1632	Champlain publishes his book “Voyages de la New France occidentale, dicte Canada faites par le Sr de Champlain”, and “Traitte de la marine et du devoir d’un bon marinier”
29 Mar 1632	The “Treaty of St Germain en Laye” returns Acadia, New France and Canada to France
01 Mar 1633	Champlain made commander of New France
23 Mar 1633	Sails from Rouen, France and arrive in Quebec on 22 May 1633. (12^th crossing to New France?) He repairs the fort and the settlement.
1634	Trois Rivieres Quebec (Three Rivers) is founded by Laviolette
1635	Champlain’s health declines and he is paralyzed by October and he makes his will on 17 Nov 1635.
25 Dec 1635	Champlain dies in Quebec on Christmas Day at about the age of 67.