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Louis Hébert, apothecary (ca. 1575 - 1627)
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. Gabriel Drouin, Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Franç ais, Edition 1965, Couvre 1608-1760, Institut Généalogique Drouin, page 654 (hereafter cited as Drouin (1608-1760).
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The young Parisian apothecary* Louis Hébert answered the ca ll of the New World in 1604, when he helped Pierre du Gua, sieur de Monts, and Samuel de Champlain build the first European settlement of North America. The Habitation, as it was called, referred to a number of wood buildings located on Ste-Croix, QC Island. There, Hébert looked after the health of the pioneers, and cultivated native drug plants offered by Micmac Indians.
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The settlement at Ste-Croix, QC Island wasn't successful, s o Champlain built a second Habitation at QC in 1608. The latter was destroyed by the English in 1613, so Louis returned to his Parisian apothecary shop. The lure of QC was strong, however, and in 1617, Louis and his family returned with Champlain to QC where Hébert's "green thumb" gained him lasting fame as the first successful farmer in what is now QC
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Notes for Louis Hebert:
Louis Hebert has the distinction of being the first settle r in the New World. He also has the distinction of planting the first wheat. He cleared land given to him by Champlain that consisted of ten acres. He had come twice to Port-Royal Acadie, NE , Arcade , but he definitely settled at QC in 1617 with his wife, Marie Rollet and his children. Louis died of a very bad fall. He was buried at QC on 25 January 1627. Louis Hebert embarked at La Rochelle, Aunis, France in March 1604 for QC He was listed as a druggist, the same profession that his father practiced in the Royal House of Queen Catherine de Medicis. They disembarked in Acadia in May, 1604. This was at Sainte-Marie. Guillaume Hebert, s/o Louis and Marie Rolet, married at QC on 1, October 1634 to Hélène DesPortes, born in August, 1620 at QC d/o Pierre and of Françoise Langlois.
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How the HEBERT's My 9th & 10th great-grandparents Arrived i n the New World
HEBERT's Arrive in QC:
The first HEBERT to come to the new world was Louis HEBER T My 9th great-grandfather in 1604. Louis was born about 1575 in the vicinity of Paris. He worked as an apothecary, as did his father. Louis was the son of Nicolas HEBERT My 10th great-grandfather and Jacqueline PAJOT. Nicolas was married to Jacqueline about 1564 in Paris. Nicolas worked as an apothecary at St-Germain-des Pres in Paris. Nicolas died around 1600, and Jacqueline passed away between 27 June 1579 and 15 July 1580 in Paris. Jacqueline's father was Simon PAJOT. he was "maitre chandelier de suif, bourgeois de Paris, paroisse St-Gervais. His inventory is dated before 9 Nov 1553 in Paris. Jacqueline's mother was Jeanne GUERINEAU. Her testament is dated after 3 OCT 1572 in Paris.
Louis married Marie a bit before July 1662 in Paris. Mari e ROLET (or ROLLET) was from Paris and had a brother named Claude. After Louis' death, Marie (sister of Claude) married Guillaume HUBOU in 1629.
He first came to help explore the land to be settled. He wa s the apothecary of Acadia (at Port-Royal Acadie, NE ) in 1596-1597 and 1611-1613. After spending some time exploring the New World, he moved there (arriving at QC on 15 July 1617) with his wife, Marie ROLLET, and three children (Guillaume, Guillemette, and Anne).
Although there are descendants who can trace their ancestr y back to Louis, none of them get their SURNAME from him. Louis passed away on 23 Jan 1627. His only son, Guillaume, married (b. 1634) Hélène DESPORTES. Their union produced only one son, who left no surviving son. Of Louis & Marie's daughters ... Guillemette (b. 1608) married Guillaume COUILLARD in 1621, and Anne married Etienne JONQUEST in 1618.
More information the family of Louis HEBERT can be found i n René Jette's Dictionary ... the source of much of the above information. Jette also lists where he obtained the information, so you can find more if you're willing to do some research.
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