New France was shaped by a number of individuals and families that arrived early in the colony’s history and made their mark.
Category: History
During the Vietnam War, there was a secret war in Laos that the outside world did not know about, and the effects are still felt to this day.
Zacharie Cloutier was one of the early French settlers in New France and he and his family have a rather interesting story.
As one of the first people to officially settle in New France, Guillaume Couillard played a very important role in the young French colony.
Louis Hebert is considered New France’s first permanent settler. As a result, he holds a special place in Canadian history.