User:ClaudeDavid/sandbox/Claude David
Claude David | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1621 |
| Died | November 30, 1687 |
| 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.
Early life and immigration
[edit]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]
Groseilliers' voyage
[edit]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]
Later life
[edit]References
[edit]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
- ^ "Notre-Dame de Bracquemont, archev. Rouen (ar. Dieppe), Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France". www.mount-royal.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Kellogg, Louise Phelps (2007). The French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1766-5.
- ^ a b "Biography – DAVID, CLAUDE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1899). The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791; the Original French, Latin, and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes. Burrows Bros. Company.
- ^ "Suzanne de Noyon b. 3 Apr 1626 Saint-Pierre-du-Châtel, Rouen (Seine-Maritime), Normandie, France d. 11 May 1701 Bécancour, Nicolet, Qc". www.mount-royal.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1899). The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791; the Original French, Latin, and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes. Burrows Bros. Company.
- ^ a b "Claude David b. Abt 1621 Notre-Dame de Bracquemont, archev. Rouen (ar. Dieppe), Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France d. 30 Nov 1687 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Qc". www.mount-royal.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Kent, Timothy J.,. Phantoms of the French fur trade : twenty men who worked in the trade between 1618 and 1758. Ossineke, Michigan. ISBN 978-0-9657230-7-7. OCLC 940513876.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Trois-Rivières Facts for Kids". kids.kiddle.co. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Governance and Sites of Power | Virtual Museum of New France". Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1899). The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791; the Original French, Latin, and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes. Burrows Bros. Company.