Samuel de Champlain
Date of birth: Samuel de Champlain was born in 1567.
Where born: Samuel de Champlain was born in Hiers Brouage France in 1567.
Nationality: Samuel de Champlain’s nationality is French. Champlain died on Christmas day, 1635.
He named a lake after himself, Lake Champlain. After a long time of exploring,
Samuel was named Father of New France.
How died: How Samuel de Champlain died is unknown
Interesting facts about childhood: When Samuel de Champlain was young, his father was a
seaman. Young Samuel was trained in seamanship, navigation, and map making. Champlain went off to
war in Brittany when he was still a young man. When the war ended Samuel received
a reward of money. He was given a 
command of a ship going to the West Indies. This was the small start to a big adventure.
First Voyage
Champlain left port from Spain (he had been sent to Spain for war) for his first voyage in 1589. He went to the West Indies, then Mexico, then stopped at Central America to explore. Champlain returned to his homeland, France in 1601.
Second Voyage
Samuel de Champlain left port from France to make his second voyage in the year of
1603. He then explored Canada as a geographer to find places for settlement and trading posts before returning to France.
Routes Taken:
Samuel de Champlain’s first trip began in 1589. He started in Spain on to the West Indies then to
Mexico. His trip ended in Central America. His
second journey began in France, in 1603, and ended in Canada.
His third voyage started in France in 1604 and he headed back to Canada. He traveled down the Gulf of
St. Lawrence River to Nova Scotia. He continued exploring all the way down the Atlantic coast to Cape Cod. Then, he returned to France.
He traveled a fourth time in 1608 from France to Quebec. His final voyage began from Quebec down the St. Lawrence River into Lake Ontario. From there, to Lake Erie, then Lake Huron Huron and finally ending in the Georgian Bay.
Interesting Facts:
Samuel de Champlain named Lake Champlain after himself. When Champlain was in his forties, he married 12 year old
Hélène Boullè in
1610.
Samuel de Champlain was French. Samuel de Champlain died on Christmas day, 1635. Samuel de Champlain named a lake after himself, Lake Champlain. After a long time of exploring, Champlain was named Father of New
France.