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ZachaArdied iCtlioountiaelr : HZiascthoariec aaln Dd eStaaiinltse sA wboeruet born in France, as were their children, in t
spring of 1634 wZhaecnh athreiey sCaloileudti efrrom port of Dieppe, France. They faced a 2month voya

They sailed along with a friend Jean Guyon, a stonemason. Along with Robert Giffard a
his pregnant wife. R. Giffard is the name of the man who had contracted Zacharie
move to New-France, Canada. Arriving on June 4, 1634 they were pleasantly surprised
be greeted by Samuel de Champlain himself. Pere Charles Lalement was also a passeng
He took formal possession oof the land on Feb.3, 1637. Work began immediately,
Gifford Manor, the Quebec church and fort St. Louis. After a ten-year association a
many disputes their association ended. Zacharie began building "thatched cottages"
the area of Quebec City and cote de Beaupre. Also worked on the construction of f
Saint-Denis, under Gov. Huault de Montmagny. The land give Zacharie was name " fief
la Clouterie", 1000 acres of prairies and woodlands. A carpenter by trade he helped
clear the land and to cultivate it. In 1670 he was too old to cultivate the land and sold it
Nicolas DuPont de Neuville. He was given hunting and fishing privileges. He lived with h
son Jean in Chateau-Richier.Zacharie and Saintes Cloutier were the first couple in Cana
to celebrate their golden anniversary, in 1676.

Zacharie Cloutier, born in December 1590 and died on September 17, 1677, participated
one of the first movements of French emigration to New France. He is one of the founde
of the former city of Beauport, now merged with the city of Quebec. He therefo
contributed greatly to the settlement and development of French Canada. Born

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