Gervais Baudouin (c. 1645 – 1700) was a surgeon born in France who came to
New France
New France (, ) was the territory colonized by Kingdom of France, France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Kingdom of Great Br ...
about 1677.
Baudouin's practice in Quebec consisted of being the doctor to the local
Ursulines
The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula. The Ursulines trace their origins to th ...
as well as the seminary of Quebec. In 1695, he was appointed surgeon-major of Quebec, a position he held until his death because of an epidemic. He was survived by his wife and eight children. Three daughters became nuns and one son,
Michel, became a
Jesuit
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
priest. Another son,
Gervais, became a surgeon.
External links
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1640s births
1700 deaths
French surgeons
People of New France
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