Louis Hébert

Abt 1575 - 1627  (52 years)

• Name	Louis Hébert
  Birth	Abt 1575	Paris, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jan 1627  [1, 4]
  Burial	25 Jan 1627	Notre-Dame-de-Québec, Le Cité-Limoilou, Québec City, Québec   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I32042	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of GR, Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	20 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicolas Hébert   d. Between 8 Jan 1600 and 3 Feb 1600, France
  Mother	Jacqueline Pajot
  Marriage	Bef 1575  [3]
  Family ID	F15899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Rolet,   c. 7 Nov 1577, Sedan, Ardennes, France d. Bef 27 May 1649 (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1601	St-Sulpice, Paris, France   [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Marie Guillemette Hébert,   b. Between 1606 and 1609, Paris, France d. 20 Oct 1684 (Age 78 years) + 2. Guillaume Hébert,   b. Abt 1614, Paris, France d. 23 Sep 1639, Québec City, Québec (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F15898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  The first Canadian apothecary, and the first European to farm in Canada. He was a friend of Samuel Champlain. A substantial entry about him can be found in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Genealogy of the French in North America, by Denis Beauregard. Complete version, 2025. [S6880] James L. Hansen, "Historic Ancestors: Louis Hébert." The Genealogist 22:170, Fall 2008., year only. [S8920] Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (The Research Program in Historical Demography) (PRDH) database. [S6880] James L. Hansen, "Historic Ancestors: Louis Hébert." The Genealogist 22:170, Fall 2008. [S3557] "L'acte de mariage de Louis Hébert et Marie Rollett retrouve." Le Journal de Montréal, 1 Mar 2017.