Editing Samuel de Champlain (section)

==Death and burial==
Champlain had a severe [[stroke]] in October 1635, and died on 25 December, leaving no immediate heirs. [[Jesuit]] records state he died in the care of his friend and confessor [[Charles Lallemant]].{{citation needed|date = February 2016}}

Although his will (drafted on 17 November 1635) gave much of his French property to his wife Hélène Boullé, he made significant bequests to the Catholic missions and to individuals in the colony of Quebec. However, Marie Camaret, a cousin on his mother's side, challenged the will in Paris and had it overturned. It is unclear exactly what happened to his estate.<ref>[[#Fischer|Fischer (2008)]], p. 520</ref><ref>[[#Heidenreich|Heidenreich]]</ref><ref>[[#Le Blant1964|Le Blant (1964)]], pp 425–437</ref>

Samuel de Champlain was temporarily buried in the church while a standalone chapel was built to hold his remains in the upper part of the city. This small building, along with many others, was destroyed by a large fire in 1640. Though immediately rebuilt, no traces of it exist. His exact burial site is still unknown, despite much research since about 1850, including several archaeological digs in the city. There is general agreement that the previous Champlain chapel site, and the remains of Champlain, should be somewhere near the [[Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral]].<ref>[[#Travels|Champlain: Travels in the Canadian Francophonie]]</ref><ref>[[#La Chapelle|La Chappelle]]</ref>

The search for Champlain's remains supplies a key plot-line in the crime writer [[Louise Penny]]'s 2010 novel, ''[[Bury Your Dead (novel)|Bury Your Dead]]''.<ref>[[#Penny|Penny (2010)]]</ref>