Louis
HÉBERT
(b.
abt. 1575
,
France
d.
23 January 1627
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
Cause of Death: injury from falling on a patch of ice
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Louis HÉBERT was born abt. 1575 in France
Louis HÉBERT was the child of Nicolas HÉBERT and Jacqueline PAJOT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Simon PAJOT and Jeanne GUERINEAULouis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1617.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie ROLLET 13 June 1602 in Paris, France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie ROLLET was born abt. 1580 in Paris, France. Marie died 27 May 1649 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Louis HÉBERT died 23 January 1627 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Occupation: Apothicaire, Seigneur
son of Nicolas Hebert and Jacqueline Pageau
First settler in New France
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés
Louis HÉBERT was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
Family and Children of Louis HÉBERT
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Marie ROLLET-- Date: 13 June 1602 Place: Paris, France
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Children of Louis HÉBERT and Marie ROLLET:
Anne HÉBERT (b.abt. 1602, Paris, France d. abt. 1619, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Étienne JONQUEST 1618 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT (b.abt. 1608, Paris, France d. 2 October 1684, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY 26 August 1622 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Guillaume HÉBERT (b.abt. 1610, Paris, France d. 23 September 1639, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Helene DESPORTES 1 October 1634 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie ROLLET-- Date: 13 June 1602 Place: Paris, FranceLe Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Children of Louis HÉBERT and Marie ROLLET:
Anne HÉBERT (b.abt. 1602, Paris, France d. abt. 1619, , Québec Province, Canada )m. Étienne JONQUEST 1618 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT (b.abt. 1608, Paris, France d. 2 October 1684, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY 26 August 1622 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Guillaume HÉBERT (b.abt. 1610, Paris, France d. 23 September 1639, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Helene DESPORTES 1 October 1634 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Born in 1575, Hebert, the son of a doctor who moved in Paris' best social circles, dreamed of settling in America. After an unpromising initial experience in Acadia, he was persuaded by Samuel de Champlain to sell everything he owned in France and settle in Quebec. On March 11, 1617, he left Honfleur with his wife, Marie Rollet, along with his three children and his brother-in-law. The crossing was very difficult, with their ship tossed about near ice floes. Hebert's wife was so convinced that the drew would end up in 'the bellies of fish' that she asked to receive the last rites. But they arrived safe and sound! Hebert signed a two-year contract and brought with him a few seeds to cultivate the land. After the two years were over, he decided to stay, and he became a key figure in the young colony.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
Born in 1575, Hebert, the son of a doctor who moved in Paris' best social circles, dreamed of settling in America. After an unpromising initial experience in Acadia, he was persuaded by Samuel de Champlain to sell everything he owned in France and settle in Quebec. On March 11, 1617, he left Honfleur with his wife, Marie Rollet, along with his three children and his brother-in-law. The crossing was very difficult, with their ship tossed about near ice floes. Hebert's wife was so convinced that the drew would end up in 'the bellies of fish' that she asked to receive the last rites. But they arrived safe and sound! Hebert signed a two-year contract and brought with him a few seeds to cultivate the land. After the two years were over, he decided to stay, and he became a key figure in the young colony.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
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HÉBERT - alteration of HERBERT, from the Germanic name HARIBERTH, which comes from 'heri' which means 'glory' and 'berth' which means 'illustrious'. Louis Hébert, born in 1575 in Paris (France) and died on January 25, 1627 in Quebec (New France) is a French apothecary. He is best known as the first settler to settle in New France. Son of an apothecary and coming from a large family connected with the profession, he undertook studies for a period of five years in order to practice the same profession as his father in 1595. Between 1606 and 1613 he made two long stays in Acadia where his knowledge and his good relations with the Amerindians allow him to carry out a large inventory of the plants of the region. In 1617, he made a third trip to the New World, this time settling in the Quebec region at the invitation of Samuel de Champlain. He died on January 25, 1627 following a fall on the ice. His body is buried in the Récollets cemetery in Quebec. 2) Antoine Hébert was born around 1621...Read MORE...
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HÉBERT - alteration of HERBERT, from the Germanic name HARIBERTH, which comes from 'heri' which means 'glory' and 'berth' which means 'illustrious'. Louis Hébert, born in 1575 in Paris (France) and died on January 25, 1627 in Quebec (New France) is a French apothecary. He is best known as the first settler to settle in New France. Son of an apothecary and coming from a large family connected with the profession, he undertook studies for a period of five years in order to practice the same profession as his father in 1595. Between 1606 and 1613 he made two long stays in Acadia where his knowledge and his good relations with the Amerindians allow him to carry out a large inventory of the plants of the region. In 1617, he made a third trip to the New World, this time settling in the Quebec region at the invitation of Samuel de Champlain. He died on January 25, 1627 following a fall on the ice. His body is buried in the Récollets cemetery in Quebec. 2) Antoine Hébert was born around 1621...Read MORE...
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HÉBERT, LOUIS, apothecary, first officer of justice in New France, first Canadian settler to support himself from the soil, m. Marie Rollet; b. Paris 1575?; d. Quebec, January 1627.
According to his descendant, Couillard Després, he was the son of a Louis Hébert who was apothecary at the court of Catherine de Médicis. Documents more recently discovered in Paris indicate that his father was Nicolas Hébert, an apothecary, and that Louis was born in the Mortier d’Or, a house near the Louvre. The niece of Nicolas Hébert’s wife married Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt, in 1590. This relationship would explain Louis Hébert’s interest in the early settlements in Acadia and his presence in Du Gua de Monts’s expedition.
Lescarbot, in Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.) in 1606, speaks with respect of his skill in healing and his pleasure in cultivating the soil, and, on his map of that region, indicates an island and a river named for Hébert. In the summer of 1606 Hébert sailed with...Read MORE...
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HÉBERT, LOUIS, apothecary, first officer of justice in New France, first Canadian settler to support himself from the soil, m. Marie Rollet; b. Paris 1575?; d. Quebec, January 1627.
According to his descendant, Couillard Després, he was the son of a Louis Hébert who was apothecary at the court of Catherine de Médicis. Documents more recently discovered in Paris indicate that his father was Nicolas Hébert, an apothecary, and that Louis was born in the Mortier d’Or, a house near the Louvre. The niece of Nicolas Hébert’s wife married Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt, in 1590. This relationship would explain Louis Hébert’s interest in the early settlements in Acadia and his presence in Du Gua de Monts’s expedition.
Lescarbot, in Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.) in 1606, speaks with respect of his skill in healing and his pleasure in cultivating the soil, and, on his map of that region, indicates an island and a river named for Hébert. In the summer of 1606 Hébert sailed with...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, June 4, 1983
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1602 Marriage / PartnerLouis HÉBERT and Marie ROLLET 13 June 1602, Paris, France
1617 - Louis Hébert, an apothecary who had stayed at Port Royal twice, brings his wife and children to Québec, thus becoming the first true habitant (permanent settler supporting his family from the soil).
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1622 Marriage of ChildMarie-Guillemette HÉBERT married 26 August 1622, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY
In 1623, the viceroy of New France gave Louis Hebert a concession on the heights of Quebec, in the heart of the present-day old city.
The awarding of this noble fief was a form of recognition for services rendered to the colony. Starting in 1627, these fiefs were called seigneuries.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
The awarding of this noble fief was a form of recognition for services rendered to the colony. Starting in 1627, these fiefs were called seigneuries.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
1627 Death 23 January 1627
Québec, Canada, New France
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