Rene Landry, born in 1618 and native of La Chaussee, Loudun area west of Central France, arrived in Acadia ca 1640. He married Perrine Bourg in 1645, daughter of Antoine Bourg. They had five (5) children;
- Marie, born 1646
- Marie, born 1648
- Madeleine, born 1656
- Pierre, born 1658
- Claude, born 1662
Ironically, there were two roots, or progenitors, of Landrys in Acadia by the same first name, Rene. This particular Rene has been referred to as Rene, the elder (l'aîné).
The second generation of the Landry line from Rene, the elder, was continued through his two sons, Pierre and Claude.
Pierre, born 1658, married in 1682 a Madeleine Robichaud, daughter of Etienne Robichaud and Francoise Boudrot. They had seven (7) children;
- Pierre, 1683
- Marguerite, 1687
- Jean-Baptiste, 1690
- Rene, 1693
- Francois, 1696
- Joseph, 1698
- Rene, 1699
Claude, born 1662, married in 1684, a Marguerite Terriot, daughter of Claude Terriot and Marie-Francoise Gauterot. They had nine (9) children;
- Madeleine, 1685
- Marie-Josephe, 1687
- Claude, 1690
- Marguerite, 1692
- Jean, 1693
- Anne, 1696
- Jeanne, 1700
- Pierre, 1704
- Joseph, 1713