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Joseph (1841-1909) and Georgina (Moran) Michaud were the first French settlers in Langley municipality, B.C., moving there from St. Philippe de Kamouraska, Que., in 1878. They built Michaud House in 1888, where the first Roman Catholic mass in Langley was held and which, now restored, is the oldest house in Langley City. A former schoolhouse moved onto the Michaud property became the first Langley Catholic church, called St. Joseph's after an uncle. Joseph's older brother, Maximilian Michaud, also owned 600 acres in the Langley, B.C., area. Eventually the church was rebuilt on Old Yale Road. It burnt down on March 18, 1943. Re-construction began immediately, but took until 1946 to complete due to war time shortages.