Explorer - Abigail By jbyler Dec 31, 1491 birth date Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491. Dec 1, 1519 Married Catherine des Granches Dec 1, 1524 acompanied Giovanni da Verrazano on expedition Apr 20, 1534 left France to discover a "Northwest Passage" Dec 1, 1534 The king sent Cartier to North America to discover gold and other preciouc metals Dec 10, 1541 The king organized another expedition. The king organized an expeition to Canada to build a perminant settlement. Sep 1, 1557 Cartier died in St. Milo, France.