Jean-Baptiste HETU

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12 June 1729 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1802 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Born: 12 June 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR , Marie LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE , Marie-Marguerite MENARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD 17 November 1749 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD was born 9 February 1731 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Catherine died 18 June 1811 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre ROBILLARD and Catherine COUTU (COTTU).

Jean-Baptiste HETU died 28 March 1802 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD
Marriage date: 17 November 1749
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD was the child of Pierre ROBILLARD and Catherine COUTU (COTTU)

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Children of Jean-Baptiste HETU and Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD

Jean-Baptiste HETU

Born: 8 March 1751, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1813, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD 4 January 1777 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre HETU

Born: 17 April 1753, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: 2 July 1753, Joliette, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine HETU

Born: 11 October 1754, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1754, Joliette, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise HETU

Born: 7 December 1755, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph HETU

Born: 13 March 1757, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1757, Joliette, Canada, New France

Maurice HÉTU

Born: 30 September 1758, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: 10 June 1831, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BONIN 11 October 1790 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois HETU

Born: 22 September 1759, Joliette, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1820, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve BOURGAULT (BOURGEOT) 24 July 1786 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Clemence PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 29 July 1805 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Pierre HETU

Born: 3 June 1761, Joliette, Canada
Died: 16 June 1761, Joliette, Canada

Josephte HETU

Born: 6 May 1764, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles PELLETIER 19 October 1789 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre HETU

Born: 7 October 1766, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1841, Joliette, Canada East

Married: Marie-Ursule TELMOSSE 21 June 1790 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph HETU

Born: 3 June 1768, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 March 1813, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS 20 February 1792 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1729
12 June 1729
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HETU and Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD 17 November 1749, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HETU was born 8 March 1751, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre HETU was born 17 April 1753, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine HETU was born 11 October 1754, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HETU was born 7 December 1755, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph HETU was born 13 March 1757, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Maurice HÉTU was born 30 September 1758, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois HETU was born 22 September 1759, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre HETU was born 3 June 1761, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Josephte HETU was born 6 May 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre HETU was born 7 October 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph HETU was born 3 June 1768, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.