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Helene Desportes

Helene was born on July 7th, 1620 in Quebec, Canada. She died at the age of 54 on June 24th, 1675 in Québec City, Québec, New France.

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  She was a Midwife. One of 34 people of French origin in Quebec at the onset of the English occupation. Left Quebec at nine years old, returning to France with her parents. She left when the Kirke* Brothers took Quebec. Returned to Quebec in 1634 at thirteen years old, a year after Quebec was returned to France. She was accompanied by her aunt and uncle Marguerite Langlois and Abraham Martin. Had first native born priest and first native born nun. *BIOGRAPHY: Kirke, Sir David, an English merchant and adventurer in Canada. At the outbreak of war between France and England in 1627, Kirke and his four brothers led an attack on Quebec that was organized by a new English company seeking control of the St. Lawrence River fur trade. After completely dominating the river and the Gulf of St. Lawrence for two years, Kirke forced Samuel de Champlain to surrender the starved Quebec on July 19, 1629. The city was restored to French rule in 1632. -Copyright 1993 Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. Took passage with her parents to France July 27, 1629. She returned to Canada around 1634.
  
  Premier enfant né de parents Européens à survivre à Québec. Sa marraine était Hélène Boullé, femme de Samuel de Champlain.
  
  Elle faisait parti des bénéficiaires sur le testament de Champlain en 1635.

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