Jacques Babie

Who was Jacques Babie?

Jacques Babie was the patriarch of Canadian family. He moved to Canada from France in 1665 as part of a French regiment to fight the Iroquois. After a peace agreement was reached in 1666 by Alexandre de Prouville Marquis de Tracy, Babie obtained his discharge from the army. He settled near Trois-Rivières to farm and compete in the fur trade.

By 1668 he was actively engaged in the fur trade, working in the upper Saint-Maurice and Ottawa rivers. He was also eligible to participate in the annual fur market in Montreal. He also continued to acquire land, married and had 11 children. At the time of his death in Champlain, Quebec, he left behind a comfortable inheritance.

His youngest son, Raymond Babie, was the father of Jacques Baby, dit Dupéron, and François Baby, both of whom were notable in their generation.