But, now, they work in the shade of a tarp where they weigh the berries picked by others. Frankie (left) and Lalo (right) Vargas kept busy Wednesday, Aug. 19, buying and loading saw palmetto berries from local pickers that will be trucked to Fort Myers then sold. Photo by Okeechobee News/Eric Kopp.
Quick Answer. The French established their first permanent settlement in the New World in what is known today as Quebec. This city became one of the cities within New France, an area of explored and claimed land for France in the New World. Samuel de Champlain was the French explorer who found Quebec and established it as a city for France in June of 1608.
The Real First French Settlers of Quebec. The first attempt to settle Quebec failed when Champlain was forced to surrender to the Kirke brothers in 1627, and most of the French returned home, never to come back to Canada. However, when France once again claimed possession of the post, there was a renewed interest, and the first real settling began.