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Louis Hébert (c. 1575 – 25 January 1627) is widely considered the first European apothecary in the region that would later become Canada, as well as the first European to farm in said region. He was born around 1575 at 129 de la rue Saint-Honoré in Paris to Nicolas Hébert and Jacqueline Pajot.
Jan 21, 2008 · Louis Hébert, apothecary, colonist (born circa 1575 in Paris; died in January 1627 in Québec). Louis Hébert visited Canada three times between 1604 and 1613 with the expeditions of Pierre Degua de Monts , Samuel de Champlain , and Jean de Biencourt de Pourtrincourt .
Jan 25, 2024 · First apothecary to settle and practice in North America, colonist, King’s attorney, first Canadian Lord (seigneur). [1] Early Life in France. Louis Hébert, the son of Nicolas Hébert and Jacqueline Pajot, was born around 1575 in the parish of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois, Paris, France.
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- January 25, 1627
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His appointment as an apothecary brought him 100 livres, of which 50 were in cash. The total remuneration was 50 livres less than that of an edge-tool maker, but Hébert received 20 livres in cash more than most of the other people recruited.
Louis Hébert was the first French apothecary in the New World, the first magistrate of Quebec, and one of the first colonists of New France.
- Régis Vaillancourt
- 2003
Louis Hébert (ləwē´), 1575–1627, French pioneer, known as the first Canadian farmer. A Paris apothecary, he spent 10 years (1604–14) in Acadia, and at Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal, N.S.) he made some attempts to farm.
The fur trading company hired Hébert as an apothe-cary, and he and his family were offered room and board while the site was being cleared for the colony. Hébert sold his real estate holdings in Paris and set out for Honfleur with his family in tow.
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