Laurent
HEBERT
Born
20 November 1814
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died
22 May 1860
,
Saint-Rémi, Canada East
Parents & Family of Laurent HEBERT
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Born: 20 November 1814 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Father:
Charles HÉBERT
Paternal grandparents:
Paul Olivier HÉBERT
, Marie Felicite LANOUE
Maternal grandparents:
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)
, Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Jovide BESSETTE 17 November 1835 in Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jovide BESSETTE was born 9 August 1816 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Jovide died 1 March 1890 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Jovide was the child of Jerome BESSETTE and Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY.
Laurent HEBERT died 22 May 1860 in Saint-Rémi, Canada East .
m. Bessette Jovide
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouse & Children of Laurent HEBERT
Laurent HEBERT married 
Jovide BESSETTE
Marriage date: 17 November 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada
Jovide BESSETTE was the child of Jerome BESSETTE and Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Jovide BESSETTEMarriage date: 17 November 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada
Jovide BESSETTE was the child of Jerome BESSETTE and Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Laurent HEBERT and Jovide BESSETTE
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Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Laurent's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 181420 November 1814
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Marriage / PartnerLaurent HEBERT and Jovide BESSETTE 17 November 1835, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
He was 21 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildCesarie HEBERT was born 30 September 1836, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 21 years old.
1837 Death of ChildCesarie HEBERT died 18 January 1837, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 22 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildJoseph HEBERT was born 7 August 1838, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 23 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildMarie-Lina HEBERT was born 25 February 1841, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 26 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildMarie HEBERT was born 7 December 1843, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 29 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Birth of ChildCesaire HEBERT was born 17 May 1846, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 31 years old.
1849 Birth of ChildEdesse HEBERT was born 18 March 1849, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 34 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1852 Death of ChildEdesse HEBERT died 6 February 1852, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 37 years old.
1852 Birth of ChildNarcisse HEBERT was born 7 April 1852, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 37 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildThais HEBERT was born 10 September 1854, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 39 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildSimeon HEBERT was born 4 September 1857, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 42 years old.
1858 Death of ChildSimeon HEBERT died 9 September 1858, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)
Laurent was 43 years old.
Death — 186022 May 1860
Saint-Rémi, Canada East
He died at the age of 45.
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