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Montreal in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Montreal in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1535–1642

Historical events in Montreal

1535

1535
Montreal
Jacques Cartier · Exploration and Discovery

First to visit the site where Montreal will be founded

1642

1642
Montreal
Paul de Chomedy · Exploration and Discovery

Founded as Ville Marie on the Island in the St Lawrence River

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Montreal. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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