Fort Ville-Marie was a French fortress and settlement established in May 1642 by a company of French settlers, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, on the Island of Montreal in the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Ottawa River, in what is today the province of Quebec, Canada. Its name is French for "City of Mary", a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Fort Ville-Marie in 1645
Ville-Marie in 1647
Ville-Marie in 1672
Ville-Marie in 1675
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal.
Maisonneuve's Portrait by Benjamin Sulte
Maisonneuve Monument at Place d'Armes
Mount Royal Cross. The first was erected by Paul de Chomdey de Maisonneuve on January 6, 1643
Projet Maisonneuve Monument, Canadian Illustrated News, 12 April 1879