Results: Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Published on 01/20/2018
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, was the headquarters for the French Jesuit Mission to the Huron Wendat people.
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Have you ever visited this early settlement, located in Wendake, near Midland, Ontario, Canada?
Yes
9%
161 votes
No
91%
1594 votes
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Were you aware that it was built in 1639 and that the Jesuits, along with French lay workers, began construction of a fenced community that included barracks, a church, workshops, residences, and a sheltered area for Native visitors?
Yes
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210 votes
No
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Did you know that epidemics of smallpox, which raged from 1634-1640, were brought by the increased number of children emigrating to the colonies with families from cities where the disease was endemic in France, England and the Netherlands. Also during this time, the rivalry between the Wendat and Iroquois began to reignite? (Source: Wikipedia)
Yes
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274 votes
No
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1481 votes
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Are you familiar with the fact that after 10 years the settlement was burned by the missionaries on June 16, 1649, in fear of being overtaken by the Iroquois? Yes
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No
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Were you aware that excavation started in 1844 and by 1964 the settlement was finally rebuilt into a historical site and living museum? Yes
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199 votes
No
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1556 votes
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Do you think that this kind of historical fact is important and worth preserving and sharing with the public?
Yes
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1146 votes
No
15%
269 votes
Undecided
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340 votes
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