1608 in Quebec

Events from the year 1608 in Quebec .

Events

• The first group of French settlers arrive in what is today Tadoussac, marking the beginning of a continuous Francophone presence in North America.
• Quebec City is founded. ^[1] The first city in New France begins as a fortified point. Constructions are begun on July 3 under Samuel de Champlain.

Births

John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, to John and Sara Milton.

References

1. Brasseur, Charles (1852). Histoire du Canada, de son église et de ses missions depuis la découverte de l'Amérique jusqu'à nos jours[History of Canada, its church, and its missions from the discovery of America to the present day] (in French). p. 13.