north lay Montreal. Though separated by impenetrable wilderness, the two settlements were joined by an almost continuous waterway consisting of the Richelieu River, Lake Champlain, Lac Saint-Sacrement

to join a colonial expedition against Canada. Troops under the command of Major-General Fitz-John Winthrop were to proceed against Montreal via Lake Champlain, while Sir William

*]. The rivers and lakes of the province of Quebec played a vital role in military operations. In 1775 Montgomery had advanced by way of Lake Champlain and the Richelieu and St Lawrence rivers, not

northern end of Lake Champlain. Her infant died there, but by chance Jemima was reunited briefly with her two youngest sons, Caleb and Squire. At Fort Saint-Jean in the spring, she was suddenly sold by her

SAVIGNON, Huron youth who accompanied Champlain

brother James, left Crown Point, N.Y., and sought refuge in the province of Quebec in October 1783. Savage applied for lands east of Lake Champlain

Champlain. Saunders had never commanded a fleet in a major action before, but on 9 Jan. 1759, recommended by Anson, he was appointed commander of the fleet bound for the St Lawrence. One month later

Acadian coasts as far as the Saint John River, and brought back to Champlain specimens taken from two mines. He

. On the documentary sources see PAC Report, 1883; 1894; 1912, 18, 23–24. Champlain, Works (Biggar), V, VI, Coll. de manuscrits relatifs à la Nouv.-France, I

 Tour, as Champlain tells us, was that “he would rather have died than consent to such baseness as to betray

Tracy’s expedition against the Iroquois in 1666. On 8 Jan. 1668 Saint-Ours married Marie Mullois, daughter of Thomas Mullois, at Champlain

attacked by Colonel Francis Nicholson* and his army, invading the colony via Lake Champlain. Deschaillons was put in command of one of

writings of Samuel de Champlain, and which provides us with a number of unique and outstandingly valuable

colony against Francis Nicholson, who was attacking via Lake Champlain. That same year Governor Rigaud de

decision to fortify the Lake Champlain approaches to the colony, Bleury entered his element. He became chief of the intendant’s transportation services in the region. His enormous fleet of bateaux, each

in subduing the Iroquois who had periodically ravaged the colony since the days of Champlain. Prior to his

they fled to Champlain, New York. Here Roussy met Dr Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté*, a leader of the rebellion, whom he converted and

. 8 Aug. 1854 Arline Lanouette, daughter of Joseph-Édouard Lanouette, in Champlain, Que.; they had no children; d. 4 May 1901 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (La Pérade), Que

to inform Champlain of his arrival and, instead of remaining in safety in some port, he tried to go up the

. After seeking Champlain