Near Montaigu in L'Île-d'Orléans, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Honneur À Médéric Blouin 1641-1707
Photographed by Daniel Bellware, July 2010
1. Honneur À Médéric Blouin (1641-1707) Marker
Honneur à Médéric Blouin
1641-1707
Ce monument est érigé pour commémorer l'arrivée au Canada du premier Blouin originaire de Luçon en France
Il s'installa sur ce lot en 1667
Les familles Blouin au Canada
Le 2 septembre 1973
In honor of Médéric Blouin
1641-1707
This monument is erected to commemorate the arrival in Canada of the first Blouin from Luçon in France
He settled here at this site in 1667
The Blouin Families in Canada
on September 2, 1973
Erected 1973 by Les familles Blouin Au Canada.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1667.
Location. 46° 57.02′ N, 70° 52.123′ W. Marker is near Montaigu, Québec, in L'Île-d'Orléans. It is at the intersection of Chemin Royal (Provincial Highway 368) and Chemin Marie Carreau, on the right when traveling north on Chemin Royal. Off-road parking is available in a gravel lot in front of the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montaigu QC G0A 3W0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: La première église de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (approx. 9.4 kilometers away); La salinite de l'eau / The Water Salinity (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); Grosse-Île-et-le-Mémorial-des-Irlandais (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Le phare de l'îlet Bellechasse / The l'Îlet Bellechasee Lighthouse (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Les naufrages dans le secteur / Shipwrecks in the Sector (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Le quai et la Villégiature / The Quay and Village Life (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Hameau Dunière-Dénéchaud (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Des armoiries Berthier-sur-Mer Coat of Arms (approx. 10.8 kilometers away).
Also see . . . The First Blouin in Canada (James Stuart Salt ourfamilystory.org). A brief biography of Emery/Méry/Médéric Blouin. (Submitted on November 14, 2021.)
Additional keywords. French-Canadian
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 96 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 13, 2021, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
