Biography
B. about 1599 in France
M. before 1620 in France
Husband: Pierre Desportes
D. before October 1634 in France
Emigrated: before 1620
Little is known about the background of Françoise Langlois. Some have said she was born in 1599, the daughter of Guilame Langlois and Jeanne Millette in Calvados, France which is in Normandy, but this is not proven. It is known that she had an older sister Marguerite, and the two women traveled with their husbands to become among the first settlers of Quebec.
Françoise married Pierre Desportes in France before they migrated to the colony sometime between 1617 and 1620. She gave birth on July 7, 1620 to a daughter, Hélène, who was the first white infant born in what would become Canada. There are no records that Françoise had any more children. Hélène's godmother was Hélène Boulle, the wife of Quebec founder, Samuel de Champlain.
Françoise was a godmother to a child of another Quebec settler in 1627, and to another child on May 18, 1629. Two months later, the colony was invaded by Englishman David Kirke, and most of the French settlers were forcibly taken back to France by way of England. Françoise, Pierre and Hélène ended up in the town of Dieppe, which is on the coast in Normandy. Some researchers say that Françoise died there in 1632. She was almost certainly dead by October 1634 when her daughter had returned to Quebec and signed a marriage contract. Whenever Françoise died, it wasn't in Quebec because she and her husband never returned.
Famous descendants of Françoise Langlois include Céline Dion.
Children:
1. Hélène Desportes ? B. 7 Jul 1620, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 24 Jun 1675, Quebec City, Quebec; M. Noël Morin (~1609-1680 ), 9 Jan 1640, Quebec City, Quebec
Sources:
A Point in History [website]
One-hundred French-Canadian Family Histories, Philip J. Moore, 1994
GeneaStar: Famous Family Tree and Genealogy [website]
- First European Born In Canada ? Hélène Desportes
B. 7 Jul 1620 in Quebec City, Quebec M. 9 Jan 1640 in Quebec City, Quebec Husband: Noël Morin D. 24 Jun 1675 in Quebec City, Quebec When the first settlers arrived in Quebec, among them were a few young women. The earliest birth to take place there was...
- One Of The First Women In Quebec ? Marguerite Langlois
B. about 1599 in France M. before 1620 in France Husband: Abraham Martin D. December 1665 in Quebec City, Quebec Emigrated: before 1620 Marguerite Langlois is of unknown origins. Some have said she was born in 1599, the daughter of Guilame Langlois and...
- Engaged At The Age Of 12 ? Anne Martin
B. 23 Mar 1645 in Quebec City, Quebec M. 12 Nov 1658 in Quebec City, Quebec Husband: Jacques Ratté D. 14 Jan 1717 in St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec In the seventeenth century, there were different ideas about what age a girl could get married,...
- A Seigneur (feudal Lord) In Quebec ? Noël Morin
B. about 1609 in St-Etienne de Brie, France M. 9 Jan 1640 in Quebec City, Quebec Wife: Hélène (Desportes) Hébert D. 10 Jan 1680 in Montgamy, Quebec Emigrated: before 1640 Noël Morin was born in about 1609 in St-Etienne de Brie, France which is near...
- The Plains Of Abraham Guy ? Abraham Martin
B. 1589 (probably) in France M. before 1620 in France Wife: Marguerite Langlois D. September 1664 in Quebec City, Quebec Abraham Martin dit L'Ecossais was one of the earliest settlers in Quebec. He was born in 1589, probably in France, and was said...
Biography
First European Mother in Canada ? Françoise Langlois
B. about 1599 in France
M. before 1620 in France
Husband: Pierre Desportes
D. before October 1634 in France
Emigrated: before 1620
Little is known about the background of Françoise Langlois. Some have said she was born in 1599, the daughter of Guilame Langlois and Jeanne Millette in Calvados, France which is in Normandy, but this is not proven. It is known that she had an older sister Marguerite, and the two women traveled with their husbands to become among the first settlers of Quebec.
Françoise married Pierre Desportes in France before they migrated to the colony sometime between 1617 and 1620. She gave birth on July 7, 1620 to a daughter, Hélène, who was the first white infant born in what would become Canada. There are no records that Françoise had any more children. Hélène's godmother was Hélène Boulle, the wife of Quebec founder, Samuel de Champlain.
Françoise was a godmother to a child of another Quebec settler in 1627, and to another child on May 18, 1629. Two months later, the colony was invaded by Englishman David Kirke, and most of the French settlers were forcibly taken back to France by way of England. Françoise, Pierre and Hélène ended up in the town of Dieppe, which is on the coast in Normandy. Some researchers say that Françoise died there in 1632. She was almost certainly dead by October 1634 when her daughter had returned to Quebec and signed a marriage contract. Whenever Françoise died, it wasn't in Quebec because she and her husband never returned.
Famous descendants of Françoise Langlois include Céline Dion.
Children:
1. Hélène Desportes ? B. 7 Jul 1620, Quebec City, Quebec; D. 24 Jun 1675, Quebec City, Quebec; M. Noël Morin (~1609-1680 ), 9 Jan 1640, Quebec City, Quebec
Sources:
A Point in History [website]
One-hundred French-Canadian Family Histories, Philip J. Moore, 1994
GeneaStar: Famous Family Tree and Genealogy [website]
- First European Born In Canada ? Hélène Desportes
B. 7 Jul 1620 in Quebec City, Quebec M. 9 Jan 1640 in Quebec City, Quebec Husband: Noël Morin D. 24 Jun 1675 in Quebec City, Quebec When the first settlers arrived in Quebec, among them were a few young women. The earliest birth to take place there was...
- One Of The First Women In Quebec ? Marguerite Langlois
B. about 1599 in France M. before 1620 in France Husband: Abraham Martin D. December 1665 in Quebec City, Quebec Emigrated: before 1620 Marguerite Langlois is of unknown origins. Some have said she was born in 1599, the daughter of Guilame Langlois and...
- Engaged At The Age Of 12 ? Anne Martin
B. 23 Mar 1645 in Quebec City, Quebec M. 12 Nov 1658 in Quebec City, Quebec Husband: Jacques Ratté D. 14 Jan 1717 in St-Pierre, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec In the seventeenth century, there were different ideas about what age a girl could get married,...
- A Seigneur (feudal Lord) In Quebec ? Noël Morin
B. about 1609 in St-Etienne de Brie, France M. 9 Jan 1640 in Quebec City, Quebec Wife: Hélène (Desportes) Hébert D. 10 Jan 1680 in Montgamy, Quebec Emigrated: before 1640 Noël Morin was born in about 1609 in St-Etienne de Brie, France which is near...
- The Plains Of Abraham Guy ? Abraham Martin
B. 1589 (probably) in France M. before 1620 in France Wife: Marguerite Langlois D. September 1664 in Quebec City, Quebec Abraham Martin dit L'Ecossais was one of the earliest settlers in Quebec. He was born in 1589, probably in France, and was said...