There is considerable disagreement about when she was born and, in particular, if she was born in Quebec or before she arrived on the continent. Her father was a lawyer in the Parlement de Paris and an investor in the Company of 100 Associates which funded Champlain"s colony.
Her godmother was Madame Hélène Boullé, the wife of Samuel de Champlain. In his will, Champlain left her 300 livres (about $15,000 in 1997). Shortly after peace was restored in 1632, Hélène returned to Québec, possibly with Champlain who arrived back in Québec on May 16, 1633.
On the first of October 1634, Hélène married Joseph Guillaume Hébert, son of Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet.
Joseph"s family had remained in Québec during the occupation and had the first farm there. His father Louis Hébert had been involved in early expeditions to Portuguese Royal with Champlain and others
After Joseph Hebert died in 1639, Hélène was left with three living children. They had 12 children.
