Marie Rollet

Sources:

• Drouin Institute (Archived burial record - see attached in Media tab)

Notes

• Location info: Paris, Ile de France {<1589} (birth), Paris Ile de France, France (marriage), Québec (death)
• Pionnière de la Nouvelle-France. Arrive au Québec en 1617.
• Était une enseignante.

More Notes

Marie was the young mother of three when in 1617 she left her home in Paris to accompany her husband, Louis Hebert, in his ambitious career as an apothecary and farmer in the New World. There, she became known for her tirelessness and generousity towards her fellow settlers. Her family also enjoyed unusually good relations with the local natives to whom Louis was a physician and she a teacher. Following her husband's death, she resolved to remain in New France with her family. In 1632, when Quebec, Canada was returned to the French after a three year occupation by the English, the Jesuits described hers as the only French family settled in Canada. from the web site http://nlc bnc.Canada/heroes/erollet.htm, "Heroes of Lore and Yore."

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Louis and his wife Marie, with their three children are the first (non-native) family to settle in what is now Canada. They arrived in Quebec in 1617.

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Arrive in Quebec in 1617. Their house was located in the Grande Allée, near the garden of the Seminary of Quebec.

His brother Claude, arrived in Quebec June 15, 1617

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louis Hebert and Marie Rollet had three children. One, Anne Hebert, died at 17 just after marrying. Anne Hebert married Etienne Jonquest in 1618 - he was 28 and she 16 in New France, Quebec. She immigrated in 1617. Anne and Hebert had one child, Inconnu Jonquest - died same year as born, 1619.

Another child, Guillaume Hebert was born 1614 (abt) in Paris France. Married Helene Desportes in 1634. He was 20 - she was 14. They married in Quebec Canada. Guillaume died at 25 years old on 09/23/1639. Immigrated to Quebec in 1617. He and Helene had three children together before he died.

Helene Desportes went on to marry Noel Morin and had 12 more children. A child of Noel and Helene died 20 days after birth. Helene (daughter of Noel and Helene) died at 14. Noel (son of Noel and Helene) died at 14. Charles (son of Noel and Helene) died at 17.

• **Daughter of Pierre and Francoise Langlois Desportes

She returned to Canada in 1634 with Noel Morin

First child born to Europeans to survive in Quebec City. Its marainne was Helene Boulle, the wife of Samuel de Champlain.

It was part of the beneficiaries of the will of Champlain in 1635.

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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113832229 Marie is the daughter of Jean Rollet and Anne Cogu. She was born about 1577, in Paris, France. She married Louis Hebert in 1602, also in Paris.

Marie, Louis, their children, and Marie's brother, Claude Rollet, left Paris on 11 April 1617, on the St. Etienne, arriving in Quebec on 15 July 1617.

Marie was a true pioneer! She was the first European woman to live in New France. She was also the first school teacher in Canada – teaching her own children and the young Native Americans how to read and write, and instructing them in the Christian faith.

She helped her husband farm their land, and she treated the sick. Her home became a meeting place for colonists and natives alike.

Louis died in 1627, but Marie continued to live in the colony. She married her second husband, Guillaume Hubou, the son of Jean Hubou and Jeanne Goupil, on 16 May 1629, in Quebec City. He was born in Saint-Andre, Le Mesnil-Durand, Lisieux, Normandy, France.

Marie was almost 50, so they had no children. Also in 1627, the British forced Quebec's surrender. All of the colonists were given the choice to return to France, but Marie chose to stay in her home (only a handful of families stayed). They were able to continue to work their land. The French rule was restored in 1632.

After the British left, Marie housed orphans and young native girls being taught by the Jesuits. She became the godmother of many converted natives, which suggests her continued friendship with the Native Americans.

Marie was 69 when she died, after spending over 30 years in New France, and outliving her first husband and two of her children.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Louis Gaston Hebert (1575 - 1627)

Children:

 Anne Hébert Jonquest (1602 - 1619)*

 Guillemette Hébert Couillard (1608 - 1684)*

 Guillaume Hébert (1614 - 1639)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Québec First Cemetery Quebec Capitale-Nationale Region Quebec, Canada

Maintained by: Anita Originally Created by: darla314 Record added: Jul 15, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 113832229

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cogu-1 ROLET / ROLLET, Marie 390073 Statut Mariée Date de naissance Vers 1585 Lieu d'origine Paris (Seine) 75056 Parents Jean ROLLET et Anne Cogu Métier du père Canonnier du roi Première mention au pays 1618 Occupation à l'arrivée Migrante arrivée avec son époux et leurs enfants Date de mariage 13-06-1602 Lieu du mariage Paris (St-Germain-l'Auxerrois) Conjoint Louis Hébert Décès ou inhumation Québec (Notre-Dame), 27-05-1649

Remarques: Marie Rollet, femme de Louis Hébert, maître apothicaire épicier, demeurant rue de Petite Seine, paroisse Saint-Sulpice à Paris obtient un procuration générale de son mari devant les notaires Mathieu Bontemps et Guillard le 24-03-1606.

Le 08-08-1606, chez les mêmes notaires, Marie Rollet vend la maison familiale située dans la rue de Petite-Seine à la duchesse Marguerite de Valois pour la somme de 2160 livres. Dans cet acte sont cités les parents de Marie Rollet. En 1606, sa mère demeure dans la rue Haute-Feuille, près de l'école de médecine, à Paris.

Identification DGFQ, p. 561 Chercheur(s) Jean-Paul Macouin Référence DBC, vol. 1, p. 591-592 Date de modification 2012-03-07

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http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Louis..., autres enfants, notes, etc. Union PRDH ne mentionne pas les parents de marie Rolet

ANCETRE Arrive en 1617 à Quebec. Leur maison était située dans la Grande Allée, près du jardin du Séminaire de Québec.

Son frère Claude, arrive a Quebec le 15 juin 1617

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Marie Rollet was born in Paris circa 1580. At the time, her parents lived in the neighbourhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement and were financially well off. Her father, Jean Rollet, worked as a gunner for King Henry IV, and her mother was named Anne Cogu. Marie Rollet studied at a convent run by nuns. She was considered an educated woman, having learned to read and write, which was rare for women in the 16th Century. She married Louis Hebert in 1602, also in Paris. Marie, Louis, their children, and Marie's brother, Claude Rollet, left Paris on 11 April 1617, on the St. Etienne, arriving in Quebec on 15 July 1617. She was the first European woman to live in New France. She was also the first school teacher in Canada – teaching her own children and the young Native Americans how to read and write, and instructing them in the Christian faith.

She helped her husband farm their land, and she treated the sick. Her home became a meeting place for colonists and natives alike.