Hardouin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Hardouin family name Hardouin, or who bore a variation of the surname were

Hardouin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Mr. Étienne Hardouin, French settler travelling to Canada to work for Jérôme Le Royer, arriving on 8th June 1659 6
• Pierre Hardouin, son of Élizée and Huguette, who married Agathe Morin, daughter of Jacques and Louise, in Montreal, Quebec on 18th January 1692 7
• François Hardouin, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Barrois, daughter of Antoine and Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 17th October 1697 7

Hardouin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Pierre-Charles Hardouin, son of Pierre and Agathe, who married Marie-Françoise Serre, daughter of André and Marie-Anne, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec on 5th June 1724 7
• Denis Hardouin, son of Pierre and Agathe, who married Marguerite Boutron, daughter of Etienne and Angélique, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec on 28th January 1732 7

• Jules Hardouin Mansard (1645-1708), French architect