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The life of Louis Houde
Biography
Louis Houde and Madeleine Boucher moved their household from Île d’Orléans, the St. Lawrence River island just downstream from Québec city, to Sainte-Croix, on the river’s south bank upstream from the city, in 1682. Québec’s heritage inventory describes ten children accompanying them, from a young adult to an infant. The move followed Louis’s acquisition of a substantial riverfront concession.
Their family had grown at Sainte-Famille on Île d’Orléans. At Sainte-Croix, Louis’s land became the site of the settlement’s first chapel, dedicated to the Infant Jesus, in 1694. The chapel stood on land Louis provided.
The family evidence names his parents as Noël Houde and Anne Lefebvre. It associates his burial with the historical Sainte-Croix de Lotbinière cemetery identified for the period 1694–1740.
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Children with Madeleine Boucher
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Appearance — Sillery, now Québec city, Québec.
Sillery, now Québec city, Québec
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Moved with Madeleine Boucher and their household from Île d’Orléans downstream of Québec city to Sainte-Croix on the St. Lawrence’s south bank upstream. The heritage account describes ten children accompanying them.
Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Island household — Sainte-Famille parish, Île d’Orléans.
Sainte-Famille parish, Île d’Orléans, Québec, Canada
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Sainte-Croix’s first chapel, dedicated to the Infant Jesus, stood on a portion of Louis’s land in 1694.
Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Farm, chapel land, death and burial — Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, Québec.
Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Other names
Louis Houde
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- DNA consolidated biography and timeline evidence and decisions
- Location evidence: person 393