Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (1639-1649)

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - January, 2010

Plaque Location

In the Town of Midland in the County of Simcoe
at coordinates N 44 44.049 W 79 50.637

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Plaque Text

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.

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Saint-Louis
Sainte-Marie II
Gateway to Huronia

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