For most of his life, Pierre went by the name Pierre Michel. The name Michaud means "little Michel". On March 27, 1656, before Notary Paul Moreau of La Rochelle, Pierre indentured himself to Jacques Pepin. Pacques Pepin was a ships factor and merchant of La Rochelle. Under his indenture, he was to go to work in Quebec for 3 years, with a salary of 36 livres (pounds) yearly. He was given an immediate advance of 38 Livres and 5 sols. Pierre went ot Quebec on the 'LaFortune". Piierre was classed as a migratory worker. He first went ot the Beaupre coast, then he went through the islands on the St. Lawrence, then to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. He died in Kamouraska. Pierre is found in the Register of Receipts and Expenditures of the Church of St. Anne du Petit Cap in the years 1661-1662. He was given 3 livres for 2 days. Apparently, he did some manual labor on the construction of the 2nd church of St. Anne. On October 2, 1667, Pierre is found in the home of Claude Auber, to amend the text of his marriage contract. The contract was never signed. For an unknown reason, Pierre's marriage was delayed for 3 years.
After 1671, Pierre and Marie lived on the Ile aux Oies, where their first child, Pierre, was born in 1672. They then moved to Ile aux Grues, where their daughter, marie Anne, was born in 1675. On July 17, 1674, Pierre was granted 6 arpents of frontage to a depth of the entire island. By the winter of 1681, Pierre, his wife, and 5 children were still living on the farm. They had 6 arpents of land cultivated, 10 animals, and a hunting rifle.
Sometime after 1681. {oerre amd jos fa,o;u ,pved tp l'Islet on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Pierre remained there for 11 years. The last 5 of his children were baptized there. By June 1695, Pierre and Marie had 12 arpents of frontal property on the river a Kamouraska, This is where Pierre finally settled. Pierre was suffering from cancer of the mouth due to smoking a pipe. Pierre and Marie made their will in 1701. Pierre died between May 28 and September 15, 1702.
Source: Our French Canadian Ancestors, by Thomas J. Laforest