2. Robert2 Drouin (Robert1) was born 16 Aug 1607 in St. Barthelemi du Pin la Garenne, Mortagne, France, and died 01 Jun 1685 in La Visitation de Notre Dame, Château Richer, Montmorency, QC. He married (1) Anne Cloutier 27 Jul 1637 in Notre Dame de Québec City, QC (ct 27 July 1636 Jean Guyon), daughter of Zacharie Cloutier and Sainte Dupont. She was born 19 Jan 1626 in St. Jean de Montagne, Au Perche Orne, France, and died 04 Feb 1648 in Québec City, QC. He married (2) Marie Chapelier 29 Nov 1649 in Notre Dame de Québec City, QC (ct 26 Audouart), daughter of Jean Chapelier and Marguerite Dodier. She was born about 1625 in St. Etienne de Brie, Melun, France, and died 18 Mar 1697 in Hôtel Dieu de Québec City, QC.

Notes for Robert Drouin:
A brick maker, Robert was baptized 06 August 1607 in the parish of Saint-Barthélemi in Le Pin-la-Garenne (near Mortagne, diocese of Sees), Perche, the son of tile maker Robert Drouin and Marie Dubois. The ancestral home, known as Les Tuileries, is still standing along the D938 highway. Robert may be the brick maker employed by the Jesuits who is mentioned in the Relation of 1634, though this fact has not been proven. In any case, he had definitely arrived in New France by 1635 and had settled in Beauport by 1636.
He was employed by Seigneur Robert Giffard. It was in this Seigneur's house that Jean Guyon-dit-DuBuisson(in the absence of a notary) executed the first Marriage Contract in this New French Colony. This contract was for Robert Drouin and Anne Cloutier. It was signed and dated on July 27, 1636. It is the oldest marriage document preserved in the original in Canada. Anne was only ten years old when the contract was signed. They were married one and a half years later. They lived with Anne's parents, who employed the couple for three years. During this time Robert chose to practice his trade of being a Master brick layer instead of being a farmer. In 1641 his in-laws promised him a land grant. He did not receive this for another five years.
He is listed in the 1666 Beaupre census as being 60 and his second wife Marie Capelier was 42. Also listed were 8 children. Two were from his first marriage. He had six children with his first wife Anne Cloutier. Only two girls survived and they were married at 12 years old. He was a "briquetier" brick maker. In 1667 he was listed as 64 and owning 10 arpents of land value. One arpent is about one and a half English acres. In 1681 Beaupre census they have him down as being 40 ( he was closer to 75) and his wife 60. Here Etienne at 27 is the only child living with them. They now own 15 arpents.
Robert Drouin was buried 01 June 1685 in Château-Richer. An inventory of his estate revealed goods worth 732 livres. However, after deducting 8 livres for funeral costs, 15 for the church at Château-Richer, 9 livres for the cost of the inventory, 65 livres of dower and 266 livres for half of the selling price of the house (which went to Marie), there was only 152 livres to divide among five inheritors, who brought many suits and appeals before the courts dealing with the inheritance. But Robert Drouin's real legacy is in his contribution to the French-Canadian race. "It is almost impossible to trace any French-Canadian genealogy without encountering Robert Drouin among the earliest ancestors. That would seem. . .to be his greatest claim to fame."
He seems to be the ancestor of all the Drouins in the country.