New France the 16th and early 17th centuries New France's economy was heavily centered on its Atlantic fisheries. This would change in the later half of the 17th and 18th centuries as French settlement penetrated further into the continental interior. Here French economic interests would shift and concentrate itself on the development of the North American fur trade. It would soon become the new staple good that would strengthen and drive New France's economy, in particular that of Montreal, for the next century. The trading post of Ville-Marie, established on the current island of Montreal, quickly became the economic hub for the
Spencer (given name) late 2000s, but has been rising exponentially since 2009. 244 baby girls were named Spencer in 2016. Spencer (given name) Spencer is a given name of British origin, meaning "steward" or "administrator". It is a shortened form of the English word "dispenser", which derives from Anglo-French "dispensour", from Old French "dispenseor", from Latin "dispensatorem", the agent noun of "dispensare", meaning "to disperse, administer, and distribute (by weight)". The name originated as the surname Spencer, but later gradually came to be used as a given name as well. From its origin as a surname, it has been given to both males