Louis-Joseph HETU

Born

3 June 1768 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 March 1813 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste HETU Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD

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Born: 3 June 1768 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste HETU

Mother: Marie-Catherine ROBILLARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROBILLARD , Catherine COUTU (COTTU)

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Louis-Joseph married Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS 20 February 1792 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS was born 11 September 1775 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique-Euphrosine was the child of Alexis LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Reine COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN.

Louis-Joseph HETU died 26 March 1813 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS
Marriage date: 20 February 1792
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS was the child of Alexis LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Reine COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN

Children of Louis-Joseph HETU and Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS

Angelique HETU

Born: 2 May 1795, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1866, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: Joseph RONDEAU 19 October 1818 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1768
3 June 1768
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 / Partner
Louis-Joseph HETU and Angelique-Euphrosine DESROSIERS 20 February 1792, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 23 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Angelique HETU was born 2 May 1795, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis-Joseph was 26 years old.

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