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English: Letter from the King of France granting nobility to Robert Giffard de Moncel and his descendants, in recognition of his “commendable virtues and qualities.” Giffard was born in 1587 in Mortagne-au-Perche, France. A navy doctor, he first visited New France in 1627 and moved to the colony in 1634. Granted a seigneurie in Beauport near Quebec City, Giffard distinguished himself in ongoing hostilities between the colonists and the Iroquois. A member of the Council of Quebec in 1648, he was granted noble status in 1658 and he died in 1668.
Français : La lettre de noblesse de Robert Giffard (avec sceau) accordée par Louis XIV et datée de 1658. Robert Giffard, qui est né en 1587 à Mortagne-au-Perche en France, était chirurgien de marine. Il visita la Nouvelle-France en 1627 et décida de s'y établir en 1634. Il obtint la concession d'une seigneurie à Beauport près de la ville de Québec et en fit un centre actif. Il se distingua aussi dans sa lutte contre les Iroquois. Il fut membre du Conseil de Québec en 1648 et annobli dix années plus tard. Il est mort en 1668.
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