Guillaume Landry Hoot

In addition to the Landrys that emigrated to Acadia in the seventeenth century, there was at least one Landry who emigrated to French Canada in the seventeenth century as well. Guillaume Landry, son of master tailor Maturin Landry and Damiane Desaints, was baptized on February 23, 1623, in La-Ventrouze-au-Perche, France. It appears that Guillaume's father, Maturin, may have come to Canada to the region of Trois Rivieres in the employ of the Jesuits sometime before the summer of 1643.

Evidence of his being the sponsor (godfather) at the baptism of two Amerindians in July, 1643, can be found in the records. It is also believed that Maturin returned to France in the autumn of 1643. Maturin who was originally from Neuilli-sur-Eure, had four (4) children;

Guillaume emigrated to Canada in 1653 and married Gabrielle Barre', daughter of Jacques Barre' and Judith Dubaut de St-Nicholas de la Rochelle on October 14, 1659 in Quebec. They settled at Ille d'Orleans. He and Gabrielle were among the first settlers in the parish of Sainte Famille that was founded in 1661.

Guillaume and Gabrielle had three (3) children;

Barthelemi died at the age of 22.

Claude, the only surviving son, married at Sainte Famille in 1662 to Angelique Verieul-Vedieu, daughter of Nicholas and Marguerite Hyardin. Claude and Angelique had 13 children, 9 of whom married.

These nine sons of Claude and Angelique were the progenitors of 78 branches of Landrys in Canada. Most, if not all of these Landrys remained in Canada, settling in Quebec at Gaspe and Kamourska, and to our knowledge none of them are in Louisiana.

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