1616 in Quebec
Years in Quebec: | 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s |
Years: | 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 |
Events from the year 1616 in Quebec.
Events
- Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec after having (involuntarily) spent the winter in a Wendat camp. He had been injured in late 1615 in a battle between the Iroquois and a combined French-Wendat force.
- Jean Nicolet is employed by the Companie des Marchants to travel to Quebec. His journey is to be delayed by two years.
Births
- Charles Albanel, Jesuit priest and explorer in New France (died 1696).
- March 9 - Robert Giguère, pioneer in New France and founder of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (died 1709)
References
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