How did Samuel De Champlain die?
leaving no immediate heirs. He was buried temporarily in an unmarked grave while construction was finished on the chapel of Monsieur le Gouverneur. Unfortunately, the chapel was destroyed by fire in 1640 and although immediately rebuilt nothing is known of it after 1640, and after 1674 it no longer existed. As such the exact burial site of Champlain is unknown.Jesuit records say he died in the hands of his friend Charles Lallemont who heard his confession.
