Samuel de Champlain By charlesh19655 Jan 1, 1575 Samuel de Champlain was born around Jan 1, 1599 Samuel de Champlain travled across the Atlantic ocean for the first time May 26, 1603 Champlain and his crew arrived at Tadoussac ,a trading post on the St.Lawrence River Jan 1, 1608 Champlain built a fur trading colony. Aug 29, 1608 He brought colonists to the site of Quebec Jan 1, 1609 He dicoverd Lake Champlain He discoverd a very large lake on the borders of New York and Vermont and to this day it is known as Lake Champlain. Jan 1, 1635 Samuel de Champlain died