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  2. Samuel de Champlain - Wikipedia

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    Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; 13 August 1574 [2] [Note 1] [Note 2] – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.

  3. List of places in the United States named after people ...

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    Champlain, New York – Samuel de Champlain [118] Chandler, Arizona – Dr. Alexander John Chandler; Chandlerville, Illinois – Dr. Charles Chandler (founder) [118] Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire – Jeremiah Chanler (landowner) (note the spelling) [118] Chanute, Kansas – O. Chanute (engineer with the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston ...

  4. Champlain's Dream - Wikipedia

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    Champlain's Dream: The European Founding of North America is a biography written by American historian David Hackett Fischer and published in 2008. It chronicles the life of French soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and "Father of New France," Samuel de Champlain.

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    Transitioning from caring for a 4-year-old to an infant or toddler isn't necessarily a smooth one, said Lisa Wilkin, executive director of the Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles, which ...

  6. Habitation de Québec - Wikipedia

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    Abitation de Quebec, 1608, established by Samuel de Champlain Habitation de Québec was an ensemble of buildings interconnected by Samuel de Champlain when he founded Québec during 1608. The site is located in what is now Vieux-Québec , on the site of present-day Place Royale . [ 1 ]

  7. Category:Samuel de Champlain - Wikipedia

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  8. Latest on the fire fight. A series of blazes ripped through the Los Angeles area starting on Jan. 7. Hurricane-like winds initially propelled flames and embers through neighborhoods. The blazes ...

  9. Timeline of New France history (1534–1607) - Wikipedia

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    1600 - Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit founds a trading post at Tadoussac. 1603 - Samuel de Champlain takes possession of lands he calls (Newfoundland) and Acadie (Acadia). 1604 - Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain establish an ill-fated settlement on the lands of the Passamaquoddy Nation that they give the religious name of ...