Paul Vachon 
Paul was born about 1630 in La Copechagniere, Vendee, La Roche sur Yon, Canton de St. Fulgent, Lucon, Poitou, France. Paul's father was Vincent Vachon and his mother was Sapience Vateau. He was an only child. He was buried on June 25th, 1703 in Beauport, Province of Quebec, Canada.General Notes
In 1650, at the age of about 20, Paul Vachon, crossed the Atlantic for Canada, In 1654, he helped to build the chapel and some sick wards of the Hotel Dieu in QUebec. Pual was given a concession in the Town of Fargy in the Seigneurie of Beauport on June 14, 1655. On December 29, 1664, the concession was doubled. The land continued to grow in size. Paul sold his farm on September 14, 1678.
Source: Our French Canadian Ancestors, by Thomas J. Laforest
