Laurent  LEVASSEUR

'Laurent Levasseur, originally Le Vavasseur, ... was born at an indeterminate date. He was the son of Jean Le Vavasseur... and of Marguerite Maheu... (his) father died before 1669 and mother Marguerite Maheu was buried 24 Decmber 1685, at the age of 79 years.'

'Laurent Levasseur emigrated to Canada at the age of 14 or 15... He signed a contract (never found) to work for Guillemette Hebert, the rather fortunate widow of Guillaume Couillard and daughter of that original colonist Louis Hebert. The census of 1666 tells us that Laurent was working as a domestic in the home of Madame Couillard. Laurent must have pleased his mistress because she signed him up for another three years, until 1669...'

'On 22 September 1669, Henri Breau de Pominvile, inhabitant of Lauzon, signed a three-year lease with Levasseur for a piece of land...'

'Arriving in Canada from Saint-Martin on the Ile de Re in the Diocese of La Rochelle, Louis Marchand and his wife Francoise Morineau were accompanied by

Laurent Levasseur, 32
Marie Marchand, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Marie, 11
Claude, 10
Laurent, 7
Genevieve, 5
Pierre, 3
Angelique, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882