Jean-Baptiste HAMEL

Born

19 September 1739 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1819 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Jean HAMEL Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

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Born: 19 September 1739 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean HAMEL

Mother: Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Joseph HAMEL , Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR 6 November 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR was born 3 November 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 29 March 1822 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Christophe GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine LEDUC.

Jean-Baptiste HAMEL died 10 August 1819 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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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 HAMEL married

Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 6 November 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR was the child of Christophe GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine LEDUC

Children of Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

Christophe HAMEL

Born: 21 February 1777, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 February 1825, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DEMERS (MARS) 13 February 1804 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Joseph-Marie HAMEL

Born: 28 December 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Veronique ADAM 10 February 1823 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
19 September 1739
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Marie-Madeleine GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR 6 November 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 30 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Christophe HAMEL was born 21 February 1777, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie HAMEL was born 28 December 1790, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Christophe HAMEL married 13 February 1804, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Josephte DEMERS (MARS)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.