Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (1639-1649)
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Founded by the Jesuits in 1639, Sainte-Marie was designed as a central residence for the mission to the Wendat (Huron) peoples. For a decade Sainte-Marie was a major French community, the earliest in what is now Ontario. Prolonged daily contact between native people and Europeans profoundly affected both groups. By the winter of 1648-1649, Huronia was so ravaged by disease and conflict that the Jesuits abandoned and burned Sainte-Marie and with some Wendat followers moved to Christian Island. The following year the Jesuits and Hurons withdrew to Québec.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Simcoe
The Town of Midland
At the museum on Highway 12
1.5 km east of the intersection of
Highway 12 and William Street
N 44 44.049 W 79 50.637
Recorded January 2010. Check current access before visiting.
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