Claude David | |
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Born | 1621 |
Died | |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, fur trader |
Known for | Establishing Trois-Rivières as a prominent economic center in New France |
Spouse | Suzanne de Noyon |
Children | 4 |
Claude David (1621 – 30 November 1687) was a French explorer and fur trader in New France. He is known for helping to expand Trois-Rivières, in modern Quebec, as a regional center of commerce for the colony. He was also the armourer on Médard des Groseilliers' voyage into the North American interior which would pave the way for a sharp uptake in French colonial expeditions into the Great Lakes.
Claude David was born in 1621 in Bracquemont, Normandy, France to his parents, Blaise David and Flavie Morel. [1] He was trained as a medical doctor, [2] although it is unclear whether he practiced in North America after he emigrated there.
In 1646, at the age of about 25, he immigrated from France to North America. [3] [4] Once there, he was granted permission by Governor Charles Huault de Montmagny to clear land and build a settlement on present-day Saint-Quentin Island at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and St. Lawrence River, a location critical for regulating the fur trade in the colony. [3] In 1649 he married Suzanne de Noyon, also from Normandy, France, with whom he would go on to have four children. [5] [6]
Saint-Quentin Island, which became known informally at the time as "Claude David's island", quickly became a center of immigration and trade for Trois-Rivières and trade up the Saint-Maurice River. After clearing the island, Claude David spent the 1640s and 50s ceding land to new settlers on the island. In 1652 the colony ceded Claude David co-control over a surrounding island at the two river's confluence. [7]
Instrumental, fur trade [8]. Claude David is known for a part of the 1660 expedition
In 1663, Claude David personally returned to Trois-Rivières with 600,000 pounds of fur and 300 First Nations companions who would settle in the settlement. [7] This influx of furs and new inhabitants dramatically increased the economic power of Trois-Rivières, so much so that it became the seat of regional government two years later in 1665. [9] [10] [11]
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Claude David | |
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Born | 1621 |
Died | |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, fur trader |
Known for | Establishing Trois-Rivières as a prominent economic center in New France |
Spouse | Suzanne de Noyon |
Children | 4 |
Claude David (1621 – 30 November 1687) was a French explorer and fur trader in New France. He is known for helping to expand Trois-Rivières, in modern Quebec, as a regional center of commerce for the colony. He was also the armourer on Médard des Groseilliers' voyage into the North American interior which would pave the way for a sharp uptake in French colonial expeditions into the Great Lakes.
Claude David was born in 1621 in Bracquemont, Normandy, France to his parents, Blaise David and Flavie Morel. [1] He was trained as a medical doctor, [2] although it is unclear whether he practiced in North America after he emigrated there.
In 1646, at the age of about 25, he immigrated from France to North America. [3] [4] Once there, he was granted permission by Governor Charles Huault de Montmagny to clear land and build a settlement on present-day Saint-Quentin Island at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and St. Lawrence River, a location critical for regulating the fur trade in the colony. [3] In 1649 he married Suzanne de Noyon, also from Normandy, France, with whom he would go on to have four children. [5] [6]
Saint-Quentin Island, which became known informally at the time as "Claude David's island", quickly became a center of immigration and trade for Trois-Rivières and trade up the Saint-Maurice River. After clearing the island, Claude David spent the 1640s and 50s ceding land to new settlers on the island. In 1652 the colony ceded Claude David co-control over a surrounding island at the two river's confluence. [7]
Instrumental, fur trade [8]. Claude David is known for a part of the 1660 expedition
In 1663, Claude David personally returned to Trois-Rivières with 600,000 pounds of fur and 300 First Nations companions who would settle in the settlement. [7] This influx of furs and new inhabitants dramatically increased the economic power of Trois-Rivières, so much so that it became the seat of regional government two years later in 1665. [9] [10] [11]
https://books.google.com/books?id=8_aDQwNeY98C&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Wikipedia:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board/Dictionary of Canadian Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/David-103
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