Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, the French King's appointed Governor of Acadia from 1631-1642 and again from 1653-1657, was born in France in 1593 and died at Cap de Sable in 1666.
In 1610, at the age of 17, Charles arrived at Port-Royal in Acadia in present-day Nova Scotia with his father, Claude de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, in an expedition that was led by Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt who had been one of the original settlers in 1604 ...
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Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, the French King's appointed Governor of Acadia from 1631-1642 and again from 1653-1657, was born in France in 1593 and died at Cap de Sable in 1666.
In 1610, at the age of 17, Charles arrived at Port-Royal in Acadia in present-day Nova Scotia with his father, Claude de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, in an expedition that was led by Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt who had been one of the original settlers in 1604 at Saint Croix and 1605 at Port-Royal. The habitation had been previously abandoned in 1607 by Biencourt de Poutrincourt and others due to financial troubles. The 1610 expedition also included Poutrincourt's 19-year old son Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just, and a Catholic priest who set about himself the task of baptizing the local Mi'kmaqs, including their chief Membertou.
In 1613, the settlement, or habitation, at Port Royal was attacked by colonists from Virginia led by Captain Samuel Argall. Several settlers were killed, others taken...
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