Pierre Hudon comes to New France
So how and when did Pierre Hudon-dit-Beaulieu come to New France? Why is easy to understand why: his father was dead of disease and his mother apparently safe. There was…
Read moreA Baker in old France
This is a continuation of the story of the Hudon dit Beaulieu family in France and Quebec. It is generally believed that Pierre Hudon dit Beaulieu arrived in Quebec as…
Read more“Never Start a Journey on a Friday”
I have always known that a Hudson’s Bay Company voyageur would refuse to start a journey on a Friday. This was a tradition that was probably also true for the…
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