François
HÉTU
Born
14 May 1765
,
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 January 1827
,
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François HÉTU
François HÉTU married 
Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER
Marriage date: 22 October 1792
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER was the child of Joseph BOUCHER and Dorothée-Rose PARADIS
Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHERMarriage date: 22 October 1792
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER was the child of Joseph BOUCHER and Dorothée-Rose PARADIS
Children of François HÉTU and Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER
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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 — 176514 May 1765
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Marriage / PartnerFrançois HÉTU and Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER 22 October 1792, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
He was 27 years old.
1793 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste HETU was born 4 April 1793, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
François was 27 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildUrsule HETU was born 29 February 1796, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
François was 30 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildGenevieve HETU was born 23 November 1797, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
François was 32 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildGertrude HETU was born 15 November 1799, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
François was 34 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildJoseph HETU was born 16 September 1801, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
François was 36 years old.
1803 Birth of ChildEmelie HETU was born 27 December 1803, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
François was 38 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildSophie HETU was born 15 August 1808, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
François was 43 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite HETU was born 28 March 1810, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
François was 44 years old.
1814 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER died 17 January 1814, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 18271 January 1827
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 61.
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