My Paternal 10th Great Grandfather... Louis Gaston Hebert was born in 1575 at 129 Rue Honore,Paris,France;the son of Nicholas and Jacqueline Hebert (Pajot). His family was quite affluent,with ties to the Royal Court of Catherine de'Medici;where his father was the official druggist and spice merchant to the Queen.In this capacity,Louis would have had access to the royal palace;and would have been respected as a gentleman of the court. Louis was well educated and adventurous,so when he had a chance to travel to the New World with his cousin,Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt,he decided to go. On June 13,1602 he had married Marie Rollet in Paris and would be separated for a short time while going on this voyage, He set sail in 1606 on the "Jonas" and arrived in New France. After less than a year,Louis Hebert and the crew were headed back to Paris. New France was unlike the beautiful city of Paris;wilderness,Indians and harsh weather were difficult. Louis and Marie now had three children;Anne,Guillaume and Marie-Guillimette and the family was quite content yet Louis always recalled the rugged beauty of the new country he had seen. Several years later an old friend approached Louis.Samuel Champlain was looking for volunteers to settle Quebec, After accepting Champlain's offer,Louis,Marie and their three children were sailing to "New France" to live-the year was 1617. The Hebert family encountered many obstacles but they overcame them with their hard work and determination. Louis learned a great deal about new herbal remedies which he treated the people with. Sadly, Louis had a terrible fall on the ice and it cost him his life after only seven years in his new country. Marie would spend thirty years there,raising her family and teaching the native children how to read and write and instructing them in the Christian faith.
My Paternal 10th Great Grandfather... Louis Gaston Hebert was born in 1575 at 129 Rue Honore,Paris,France;the son of Nicholas and Jacqueline Hebert (Pajot). His family was quite affluent,with ties to the Royal Court of Catherine de'Medici;where his father was the official druggist and spice merchant to the Queen.In this capacity,Louis would have had access to the royal palace;and would have been respected as a gentleman of the court. Louis was well educated and adventurous,so when he had a chance to travel to the New World with his cousin,Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt,he decided to go. On June 13,1602 he had married Marie Rollet in Paris and would be separated for a short time while going on this voyage, He set sail in 1606 on the "Jonas" and arrived in New France. After less than a year,Louis Hebert and the crew were headed back to Paris. New France was unlike the beautiful city of Paris;wilderness,Indians and harsh weather were difficult. Louis and Marie now had three children;Anne,Guillaume and Marie-Guillimette and the family was quite content yet Louis always recalled the rugged beauty of the new country he had seen. Several years later an old friend approached Louis.Samuel Champlain was looking for volunteers to settle Quebec, After accepting Champlain's offer,Louis,Marie and their three children were sailing to "New France" to live-the year was 1617. The Hebert family encountered many obstacles but they overcame them with their hard work and determination. Louis learned a great deal about new herbal remedies which he treated the people with. Sadly, Louis had a terrible fall on the ice and it cost him his life after only seven years in his new country. Marie would spend thirty years there,raising her family and teaching the native children how to read and write and instructing them in the Christian faith.
