Jean-Baptiste HILERET

Born

16 August 1728 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1778 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Angélique GAGNÉ 11 February 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GAGNÉ was born 11 January 1728 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Angélique died 17 December 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Angélique DUBEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste HILERET

Parents of Jean-Baptiste HILERET

Father

Henri HILERET (HYLLERET)

Mother

Jeanne FORSAN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste HILERET

Paternal grandparents

François HILERET (HYLLERET) Marie-Anne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents

Claude FORSAN (FORCAN) Suzanne HUDDE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste HILERET

Jean-Baptiste HILERET married

Angélique GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 11 February 1754
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angélique GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Angélique DUBEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste HILERET and Angélique GAGNÉ

Genevieve HILERET (LIRETTE)

Born: 22 August 1762, Beaumont, Canada
Died: 24 March 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU 18 July 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
16 August 1728
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HILERET and Angélique GAGNÉ 11 February 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Genevieve HILERET (LIRETTE) was born 22 August 1762, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.

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.