Charles Daniel (sea captain)
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Charles Daniel was an early contributor to the advancement of the settlement of the New World
. One of his documented accomplishments was the founding of Fort Sainte Anne
on Cape Breton Island
. This took place in 1629 after the captain's ship had been involved in a gale which separated this ship from three others in the flotilla. One passenger, Father Barthélemy Vimont
was the chaplain and an early Jesuit missionary to the region.
He was a member of Samuel de Champlain
's Compagnie des Cent-Associés
, which was a business enterprise created at a time when all territories explored by the French and seized as a part of the French colonial empire
were the property of the King of France. The King, in turn, granted rights to individuals who would settle and otherwise solidify the possession for France. Daniel dropped out of this company in 1632 and joined another which was developing Cape Breton.
He was active in the area for only about ten years since he was almost constantly on official naval service for France.
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
. One of his documented accomplishments was the founding of Fort Sainte Anne
Fort Sainte Anne
-Canada:*Fort Sainte Anne on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia*Fort Albany, Ontario on James Bay, Ontario, formerly known as Fort Sainte Anne....
on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
. This took place in 1629 after the captain's ship had been involved in a gale which separated this ship from three others in the flotilla. One passenger, Father Barthélemy Vimont
Barthélemy Vimont
Barthélemy Vimont was a French Jesuit missionary in New France, North America.- Biography :Born at Lisieux, he entered the Society of Jesus at Rouen in 1613...
was the chaplain and an early Jesuit missionary to the region.
He was a member of Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
's Compagnie des Cent-Associés
Company of One Hundred Associates
In 1627 the French government granted the company of 100 associates a monopoly on the fur trade in New france. In return the company was supposed to bring over 4000 French catholics to settle down in new france over the next 15 years. The company allowed the settlers to trade for furs directly with...
, which was a business enterprise created at a time when all territories explored by the French and seized as a part of the French colonial empire
French colonial empire
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
were the property of the King of France. The King, in turn, granted rights to individuals who would settle and otherwise solidify the possession for France. Daniel dropped out of this company in 1632 and joined another which was developing Cape Breton.
He was active in the area for only about ten years since he was almost constantly on official naval service for France.