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Maison Laberge

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Maison Laberge is a historic house designated by the Ministry of Culture in Québec. All of the Laberges and Labarges in North America are descendants of Robert de la Berge who immigrated to New France in 1658 and served a 3 year indenture. The land was originally owned by Nicolas Durrand on which he built a wood farm house with a stone chimney around 1660 and where he lived with his newly arrived wife, Françoise Gosse, who he married in 1662. Sadly, in March of 1663 Nicolas died and Françoise remarried two months later Robert de la Berge, bringing with her, Marie-Ursule, her infant girl. Robert and Francoise had six children together in that house which was later expanded in 1692. In 1759 the English attacked and burned to the ground all of the houses on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence river from Québec City to La Malbaie which included Maison Laberge. The house was later rebuilt using the existing stone chimneys with stone walls as we know it today. Around 1791 it was expanded again to the west. Maison Laberge is one of the oldest houses in Canada and is a monument for the Laberge family.