The
Winter Of 1606-7, At Port Royal, Was Remarkable For Good Cheer; Appetising
Repasts, The Product Of The Chase
Or of the sea, were the order of the day
to that extent that Lescarbot declared that Port Royal fare
Was as
recherche as that of Rue aux Ours, in Paris - apparently the "Palais
Royal" of the French capital in those times. The third or fourth physician
of New France was Robert Giffard, Seignior of Beauport, who also was the
first settler in that parish; not only was Giffard the first resident of
Beauport, but, I have reason to believe, he was also the first settler -
habitant - of the rural districts in Canada. Thus, the first citizen of
all Canada would appear to have been a physician; thus, after Champlain
the two founders of the colony would have been physicians. Giffard's Lodge
was situated on some portion of Col. Gugy's farm; the leading families of
Canada look to Giffard as one of their progenitors; Archbishop Taschereau
is one of his descendants.
"The first Royal Notary - Notaire Royal - of Canada was M. Audouard, whose
first minute rests in the vaults of the Prothonotary of Quebec. But two
deeds at least had been executed before this first minute. The deed of
partage of the Hebert family (1634), and the last will of Champlain
(1635). These two instruments were executed before Metres Duchaine and De
la Ville, greffiers; the greffiers were Notaires also. Another fact
worthy of note is that the first time a Notary's services were put in
requisition was at the instance of the heirs of Hebert, the physician." -
Morning Chronicle, 12th April, 1881.
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