Editing Pierre-Esprit Radisson (section)

===Birth and emigration to New France===

Pierre-Esprit Radisson's birthplace is unclear, but was likely in France's lower [[Rhône]] region near the town [[Avignon]].{{sfnp|Nute|1978}} In a 1697 affidavit and a 1698 petition he reported his age as 61 and 62, respectively, suggesting birth in 1636.{{sfnp|Nute|1978|pages=40}} Yet a 1681 census in New France, Canada, reported his age as 41, suggesting birth in 1640.{{sfnp|Nute|1978|pages=41}} This coheres with baptismal records from [[Carpentras]], a city near Avignon, that concern Radisson's father, Pierre-Esprit Radisson Sr.{{sfnp|Nute|1978|p=43}}

Radisson would trace his family, the Hayet-Radissons, to the town [[Saint-Malo|St. Malo]],{{sfnp|Radisson|Scull|1885|p=1}} whereas records suggest either Paris or Avignon.{{sfnp|Fournier|2002}} According to Radisson, he emigrated from France to Canada on 24 May 1651.{{sfnp|Radisson|Scull|1885|p=1}} He may have arrived with his two sisters, Élisabeth and Françoise.{{sfnp|Fournier|2002|p=218}} They may also have been accompanied by their maternal half-sister Marguerite Hayet,{{sfnp|Mood|Turner|1950|pp=318–326}} who would eventually marry Radisson's later fur-trading partner, Médard Chouart des Groseilliers. By sometime in 1651, these three women were living together in [[Trois-Rivières]].{{sfnp|Fournier|2002|p=218}}