When did Samuel de Champlain become governor?

Answer 1

"The Father of New France", was a French navigator, geographer, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler, and the founder of Quebec City on July 3, 1608, of which he was the administrator for the rest of his life.

In every way but name, Samuel de Champlain was Quebec City's and New France's Governor. Given the fact that Champlain did not come from the class of nobility he never would have been able to reach that title. Some say that King Henry IV made him his "royal geographer", but it is unproven and may come from Marc Lescarbot books, Champlain never claimed any title.

In October 1635, Champlain was stricken with a stroke. He died on 25 December 1635 leaving no immediate heirs.

However, Jesuit records tell us he died in the hands of his friend Charles Lallemant who also heard his last confession, a reassuring point for a Catholic.

He was buried temporarily in the church while construction was finished on the chapel of Monsieur le Gouverneur. Unfortunately, this small building as many others was destroyed by a large fire in 1640. Though immediately rebuilt, nothing is known of it after. The exact burial site of Champlain is thus unknown.