HÉBERT, GUILLEMETTE (missionary in Quebec, Canada)
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Title
HÉBERT, GUILLEMETTE (missionary in Quebec, Canada)
Description
Mme Hébert donated to the church and to the Hôtel-Dieu over the course of many years. She was most recognized in housing, baptizing, and educating of Indigenous and African children, at one point having ten children, as well as other employees.
Date
1629-1666
Type
Person
Coverage
Quebec, Canada
Source
Ethel M. G. Bennett, “HÉBERT, GUILLEMETTE (Couillard de Lespinay),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 29, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hebert_guillemette_1E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1606
Birthplace
Paris, France
Death Date
1684
Place of Death
Quebec, Canada
Occupation
humanitarian; philanthropist; governess; missionary
Languages Spoken or Written
French
Biographical Text
Mme Hébert, married to Guillaume Couillard de Lespinay, was a born into a wealthy, Christian, French family. Born in Paris, France in 1606, she moved to Quebec and settled down. Mme Hébert was one of few French women who remained in Quebec after it was captured by the English. She lived in Quebec until her passing in 1684.
Student Cataloguer
Lauren Burrill
Citation
Anonymous, “HÉBERT, GUILLEMETTE (missionary in Quebec, Canada),” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/393.