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Louis Coulombe was born 1641 at Neufbourg, Eveche d'Evreux, Normandie, France. He was the son of Jacques Coulombe and Boemi (Rolline) Drieu. Louis left France in 1665. He was an indentured servant for three years, until he bought or was given a farm on Ile d'Orleans. He married 30 September 1670 at Sainte-Famille, Ile d'Orleans, Ouebec to Jeanne-Marquerite Boucault (or Foucault). She was born 1651 at St. Germain, Paris, France. She died in 1696 at Berthier, Quebec. Jeanne was a 'Fille du Roi'- one of several conscript girls, probably from a convent or an orphanage, sent to Canada by the King of France to marry colonists. She arrived in Canada in 1668 or 1670. They had twelve children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Quebec, Alberta, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.