Jean HAMEL

(b. 1 January 1652 , Avremesnil, Seine-Maritime, France d. , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jean HAMEL was born 1 January 1652 in Avremesnil, Seine-Maritime, France

Jean HAMEL was the child of Charles HAMEL and Judith AUVRAY

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1677.

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

Jean married Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE 16 February 1677 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE was born 16 June 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Christine-Charlotte died 17 September 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Christine-Charlotte was the child of Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE and Agnes MORIN.

Occupation

Jean HAMEL was a Conseiller du Roi.

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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Family and Children of Jean HAMEL

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Jean HAMEL married

Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE-- Date: 16 February 1677 Place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE was the child of Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE and Agnes MORIN

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Children of Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE:

Charles-Joseph HAMEL (b.10 August 1679, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1755, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER 27 June 1701 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
m. Anne-Ursule BISSON 16 February 1733 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Alexis HAMEL (b.29 January 1682, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )

Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL (b.abt. 1683, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 January 1739, Deschambault, Canada, New France )
m. François GAUTHIER 27 June 1701 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)
m. Jean-Baptiste GROLEAU 17 May 1709 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste HAMEL (b.8 January 1684, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1742, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Anne METHOT 17 August 1712 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine HAMEL (b.10 July 1687, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1760, Portneuf, Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER 1709 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Thérèse-Anne HAMEL (b.abt. 1689, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 March 1737, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE 1715 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Denis-Joseph COUTURIER 13 April 1733 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François HAMEL (b.abt. 1691, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 February 1764, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite LEMAY 11 May 1721 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Louis HAMEL (b.3 October 1692, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1767, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE 10 August 1716 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte HAMEL (b.abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 December 1750, La-Pérade, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE 4 May 1726 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique HAMEL (b.abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 December 1760, La-Pérade, Canada )
m. Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS 8 January 1719 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jean-Baptiste MORAND dit GRIMARD 7 November 1741 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Agathe HAMEL (b.abt. 1701, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 September 1738 , Québec, Canada, New France )
m. François-Marie VOYER 15 July 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Madeleine HAMEL (b.abt. 1705, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 November 1772, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis GARNIER (GRENIER) 23 November 1728 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste DEMERS 20 November 1741 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1652 Birth
1 January 1652
Avremesnil, Seine-Maritime, France

Biography
HAMEL - from the Germanic 'haim' which means 'home, hearth'. Or, diminutive of the old French 'ham' which means 'small village' and designates a group of isolated dwellings (a hamlet).

Jean Hamel was born around 1652 in St-Aubin d'Avremesnil, Normandy, Seine-Maritime, France. Son of Charles Hamel and Judith Auvray, he married Marie-Charlotte-Christine Gaudry-Bourbonnière, daughter of Nicolas and Agnès Morin, on February 16, 1677 in Quebec. From this union were born 12 children. Arrived in the country in 1662 accompanied by his parents, his brother Charles, his uncle Jean and his aunt Marie Auvray, he settled in Lotbinière. In 1681, he was a farmer in Lotbinière and owned 2 guns, 6 cattle and 23 acres of land. The date of his death, which occurred before July 7, 1707, remains unknown.
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1677 Marriage / Partner
Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE 16 February 1677, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

He was 25 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph HAMEL was born 10 August 1679, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Jean was 27 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Alexis HAMEL was born 29 January 1682, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 30 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HAMEL was born 8 January 1684, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Jean was 32 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine HAMEL was born 10 July 1687, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Jean was 35 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Louis HAMEL was born 3 October 1692, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean was 40 years old.

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