1613 in Quebec
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Events from the year 1613 in Quebec.
Events
- Samuel de Champlain returned to Quebec,[1] having been appointed Lieutenant General of New France by King Louis XIII. de Champlain thus became the first Lieutenant General of the colony who resides in New France.
- de Champlain traveled up the Ottawa River, eventually meeting with the Algonquin Chief Tessouat. The Algonquins were offered a fort by the French if they agreed to resettle to the area of the Lachine Rapids.
- English colonists from Virginia under the leadership of Samuel Argall attacked the French settlement of Port Royal, killing and kidnapping many colonists.
References
- ^ Miles, Henry Hopper (1881). The History of Canada Under French Régime. 1535-1763: With Maps, Plans, and Illustrative Notes. Dawson brothers. p. 44. Retrieved 2025-11-24.