Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN

(b. 28 October 1730 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1797 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN was born 28 October 1730 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN was the child of Laurent HAMELIN and Madeleine GARIEPY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT (maternal) François GARIEPY and Geneviève GODIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte MATTE 27 October 1761 in Cap-Santé, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte MATTE was born 24 April 1740 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Charlotte was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT.

Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN died 14 September 1797 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.

m. Cauvet Marie-Anne
m. Matte Charlotte

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN married

Charlotte MATTE-- Date: 27 October 1761 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada

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Charlotte MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN and Charlotte MATTE:

Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN (b.18 July 1766, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1847, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne BIROLEAU 22 June 1790 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph HAMELIN dit BELOU (b.1 April 1770, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1840, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Lower Canada)
m. Ursule BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR 23 April 1792 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1730 Birth
28 October 1730
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN and Charlotte MATTE 27 October 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 31 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN was born 18 July 1766, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph HAMELIN dit BELOU was born 1 April 1770, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.