Jean Baptiste SMITH

Born

26 July 1777 , Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

2 March 1818 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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John SMITH Anastasie HÉBERT

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Born: 26 July 1777 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: John SMITH

Mother: Anastasie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre Simon HÉBERT , Elisabeth DUPUIS

Jean Baptiste was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1798.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean Baptiste married Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) 22 October 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) was born 17 February 1784 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Apolline died 17 July 1860 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Apolline was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA.

Jean Baptiste SMITH died 2 March 1818 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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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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Jean Baptiste SMITH married

Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)
Marriage date: 22 October 1798
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean Baptiste SMITH and Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)

Marcel SMITH

Born: abt. 1799, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite SMITH

Born: 18 June 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1859, Napierville, Canada East

Joseph SMITH

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste SMITH

Born: 5 March 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1886, Farnham, Québec, Canada

Marie SMITH

Born: abt. 1806, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph SMITH

Born: 17 July 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel SMITH

Born: 1 October 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Patrick SMITH

Born: abt. 1810, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marseille SMITH

Born: 2 June 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie SMITH

Born: abt. 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Hilaire SMITH

Born: 21 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1777
26 July 1777
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste SMITH and Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) 22 October 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 21 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite SMITH was born 18 June 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 22 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SMITH was born 5 March 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 26 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Joseph SMITH was born 17 July 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 29 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Michel SMITH was born 1 October 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 32 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marseille SMITH was born 2 June 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

Death — 1818
2 March 1818
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 40.

1818 Birth of Child
Hilaire SMITH was born 21 September 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste was 41 years old.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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