Guillaume Couillard

1588 - 1663  (74 years)

• Name	Guillaume Couillard
  Born	11 Oct 1588	St-Servan, St-Malo, Bretagne, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	04 Mar 1663	Hôtel Dieu, Quebec, New France
  Notes	He was Sieur Guillaume COUILLARD de L'ESPINAY He immigrated in 1613 as carpenter and sailor for the Compagnie des Marchands. He was the first in April 1628 to use a plough. He became a noble in December 1654 (revoked letters of nobility, then reconced to his sons Charles and Louis in 1668)
  Person ID	I5864	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Guillaume Couillard,   b. Abt 1560
  Mother	Élisabeth de Vesin,   b. Abt 1560
  Family ID	F1297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guillemette Hébert,   b. Abt 1604, St-Germain-des-Pres, Paris, France ,   d. 20 Oct 1684, Hôtel Dieu, Quebec, New France  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1621	Quebec, New France
  Children	1. Marguerite Couillard,   b. 10 Aug 1626, Quebec, New France ,   d. 20 Apr 1705, Quebec, New France  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   2. Élisabeth Couillard,   b. 09 Feb 1631, Quebec, New France ,   d. 05 Apr 1704, Château Richer, New France  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Guillaume Couillard at the Louis Hebert monument in Quebec city
  		Hébert, Louis - Statue in Montmorency Park in Quebec City In Quebec City’s Montmorency Park, a large monument commemorates Louis Hébert, Marie Rollet and their son-in-law, Guillaume Couillard. The central figure is Louis holding a sheaf of corn in one hand and a sickle in the other. On the right is Marie holding her three children and on the left is Guillaume with a plough. A plaque lists the first colonists of Quebec.

  
  

  Histories

  New France - Forging a Nation An introduction to the founding and development of New France, the role of early explorers and the life of the first colonists. Also presents some of our early French Canadian ancestors and a list of Lapointe and Joanis ancestors who were the first of their generation to immigrate to New France, mostly in the 17th century. A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis, Volume 2: Our Lapointe and Joanis Ancestors, Four Hundred Years of French Canadian Heritage, Mark Cullen, 2018, Chapter 1 plus pp 125-129 and 255