Charles Daniel (died 1661) was an early contributor to the advancement of the settlement of the

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. One of his documented accomplishments was the founding of Fort Sainte Anne on

Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

. 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 (January 1, 1594 – July 13, 1667) was a French Jesuit missionary in New France, North America. Biography Born at Lisieux, he entered the Society of Jesus at Rouen in 1613. After his novitiate, he studied philosophy at ...

was the chaplain and an early

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missionary to the region. He was a member of

Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fre ...

Compagnie des Cent-Associés The Company of One Hundred Associates ( French: formally the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France, or colloquially the Compagnie des Cent-Associés or Compagnie du Canada), or Company of New France, was a French trading and colonization company ch ...

, which was a business enterprise created at a time when all territories explored by the French and seized as a part of the

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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.

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* 1661 deaths Explorers of Canada Year of birth unknown {{NewFrance-stub