| 1582 |
Oct |
15 |
Gregorian calendar introduced in
Roman Catholic countries |
| 1606 |
Jul |
27 |
First permanent French colony in
Canada established in Nova Scotia |
| 1611 |
Jun |
23 |
Explorer Henry Hudson's Discovery crew
mutinied and set him adrift. He was not
seen again |
| 1615 |
Aug |
01 |
Samuel de Champlain arrived at Lake Huron for
a 10-month sojourn among Huron Indians |
| 1639 |
May |
15 |
Jesuits abandon 10 year old Ataronchronon (St. Marie among the Hurons) mission |
|
1663 |
|
|
First census taken. Canada's
population: 2,500 non-natives, almost all in what we now call Quebec
province. |
| 1670 |
Mar |
23 |
After
wintering there several months, French explorers
raised a cross near Port Dover,
claiming the Lake Erie area for France |
| 1678 |
Dec |
06 |
Louis Hennepin became first European on record to see Niagara Falls |
| 1687 |
Jun |
19 |
Jean Bochart de Champigny sent Iroquois
natives to France, where they became galley
slaves |
1687
|
Jul |
31 |
French Governor built Fort Niagara at mouth of Niagara River
|
