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  1. 1567-1635. French pioneer, soldier, and
  2. explorer in Canada. Having served in the army
  3. of Henry IV and on an expedition to the West
  4. Indies, he began his exploration of Canada
  5. 1603. In a third expedition 1608 he founded
  6. and named Quebec, and was appointed
  7. Lieutenant-Governor of French Canada 1612.
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