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Dec 31, 1491
birth date
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491. -
Dec 1, 1519
Married Catherine des Granches
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Dec 1, 1524
acompanied Giovanni da Verrazano on expedition
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Apr 20, 1534
left France to discover a "Northwest Passage"
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Dec 1, 1534
The king sent Cartier to North America to discover gold and other preciouc metals
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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.