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The Michaud House is located at 5202 - 204 Street. It was built by Joseph and Georgiana Michaud in 1888 and is the oldest house in Langley City. With the influx of settlers, the Hudson Bay Company sold most of their farmlands, and the Michauds were forced to look elsewhere for pasturage for their herds. The house was officially designated as a heritage site in 1980 when restoration was undertaken by the Langley Heritage Society and the Langley Arts Council. Interesting details to note are the cobelled brick chimney, the truned wooden posts, and the gingerbread Gothic brackets supporting the door hood. A re-creation of the parlour containing furniture purchased by the family can be viewed at the Langley Centennial Museum. The Langley Arts Council used the building until 2008, when they moved and the City of Langley entered into a lease for the building with the Langley Heritage Society.

Joseph (1841-1909) and Georgiana Michaud (nee Morin) 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, BC, area. Georgiana died in Langley on April 12, 1926, at the age of 78.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-447/1203), Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C., pg. 58 (Pepin)

Joseph (1841-1909) and Georgina (Morin) 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.
Term Source: The Langley Story, pg. 259 (Waite)

"Mary" may not be her correct name. Joseph Michaud had two daughters both named Marie, it could be either one of these.
Term Source: HPC Record (LCM 996.032.003, aka HPC-455/1211), see also Langley Story, pg. 259 (Waite).

Term Source: Sears List of Subject Headings (16th. Ed.)