Hélène was the daughter of unknown parents. The date and place of her birth have not been found.
Her husband was Alexandre Chauvin, who she married on 18 FEB 1868 in Chevalier (then Pointe-aux-Roches, then Stoney Point, now in Lakeshore) ON . Their five known children were Pierre-Alexandre (1858-?), Arthur Joseph (1879-1959), Victoire (?-?), Josephine Arminie (1875-?) and Laurent François (1882-?).