Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

male, deceased (1635)
Samuel de Champlain , the "father of New France," was born between 1567 and 1570 in the town of Brouage, a seaport on France's west coast and died...
Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

male, deceased (1698)
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (May_12, 1622 - November_28, 1698) was a French courtier and Governor General of New France from...
Pierre François de Rigaud Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal

Pierre François de Rigaud Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal

male, deceased (1778)
Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal was a Canadian-born French colonial governor in the North-America. He was born November 2...

Jean de Lauzon

male, deceased (1666)
Jean de Lauzon or de Lauson was the French Governor of New France from 1651 to 1657, one of the most challenging times for the colony. Lauzon was a...

Roland-Michel Barrin de la Galissonière

male, deceased (1756)
Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Marquis de La Galissonière, sometimes spelled Galissonnière, (b. 1693 - d. 1756) was the French gov...

Louis-Hector de Callière

male, deceased (1703)
Louis-Hector de Callière or Callières, was the governor of New France from 1698 to 1703. He played an important role in defining the strategy th...
Marquis Duquesne

Marquis Duquesne

male, deceased (1778)
Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis du Quesne (c. 1700 - 17 September 1778) was a French Governor of New France. He was born in Toulon. Duquesne...
Charles de Montmagny

Charles de Montmagny

male, deceased (1654)
Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny was governor of New France from 1636-1648. He succeeded Champlain as governor. He was able to negotiate a peace...
Louis D'Ailleboust de Coulonge

Louis D'Ailleboust de Coulonge

male, deceased (1660)
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge was the French governor of New France from 1648 to 1651 and acting governor from 1657 to 1658. He was born at...
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil

Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil

male, deceased (1725)
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (c. 1643 - October 10, 1725) was Governor-general of New France (now Canada) from 1703 to 1725. He was...