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The (I'm assuming) contemporary doodle of a soldier wielding a gun, i don't understand it. Is it supposed to be the only reliable representation of Champlain's? It just seems odd, but I'd like to learn it's story. Rhubarbish (talk) 07:58, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, according to the French version of this page, this picture is an enlargement of a engraving made after a picture draw by Champlain himself and named "Défaite des Yroquois au Lac de Champlain (1609)" (defeat of the Mohawks on Lake Champlain), published in 1613.

=Young Man?

According to the article, he was born in 1567, and began exploring in North America "while still a young man" in 1608. How could a 41 year old in the 17th century be described as a "young man"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.97.224.50 (talk) 17:08, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The bio sidebar says he died at the age of 55 in 1635 and was born in 1567. This adds up to 68 years. is his birth year wrong or his age when he died? - Jack Klinker —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.102.112.242 (talk) 01:04, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CHamplian is a crockadile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ITS TRue !!!!! He is also black his aprents found him in america

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Just want to say that "under the guidance of François Gravé Du Pont,[2][3] From 1604 to 1607 Champlain" should be a period, not a question mark. Im a new user and didn't know what to do when I saw the padlock. Thanks to whoever can fix this. Prettybirdie (talk) 00:50, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

the article on Champlain mentions that he explored the great lakes when in fact, i believe in was done by Etienne Brule. the wikipedi article on this man does say that he was the first Europeon to explorer 4 of the 5 great lakes, etc, etc. what lead me to this error was a history book written by, William R. Clark, "explorers of the World". The History Press, publisher for the American Museum of Natural History, a division of Doubleday & Company, Inc. printed in 1964. On page 95 in reads, "Now, in the early 17th century, he (referring to Jacques Cartier) was followed by Samuel de Champlain, who in 1608 founded Quebec and begun a long series of explorations in to the interior. Between 1608 and 1621 companion of Champlain, named Etienne Brule, reached and explored the great lakes - Huron in 1611 , Ontario in 1615, and Superior in 1621."

just questioning the article giving Champlain the recognition instead of Etienne.

thanks all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.78.128 (talk) 18:34, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Montreal Gazette of Saturday 2013-05-18, page A8, reports that French archivists have found Samuel's Huguenot protestant baptismal record. He was born on Friday 1574-08-13. The certificate will be on display in the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. The whole article Samuel de Champlain can now, or soon, be updated accordingly. Peter Horn User talk 15:33, 18 May 2013 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 15:46, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A possible problem: Template:Fr Journal le Soleil, April 15, 2012, p.2; Template:Fr Champlain (de), Samuel, Fichier Origine, record updated on 2012-05-05 – with references. Note: The baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birthdate or his place of birth. Peter Horn User talk 16:27, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The link below sends you to a Samuel de Champlain biography from Biography.com:

http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-de-champlain-9243971 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.236.202.156 (talk) 23:22, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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"He was born on or before August 13, 1570 according to a recent baptism record" should read He was born on or before August 13, 1574 according to a recent baptism record 98.240.192.43 (talk) 11:14, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - Thanks for pointing that out