John SMITH

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abt. 1743 , East Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

abt. 1814 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1743 in East Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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John married Anastasie HÉBERT 18 December 1769 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anastasie HÉBERT was born abt. 1743 in Acadia, Canada. Anastasie died 7 April 1814 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Anastasie was the child of Pierre Simon HÉBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS.

John SMITH died abt. 1814 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .

son of Benjamin Smith and Mary Russell

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John SMITH married

Anastasie HÉBERT
Marriage date: 18 December 1769
Marriage place: Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Anastasie HÉBERT was the child of Pierre Simon HÉBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS

Marriage notes:

Anastasie Hebert married John Smith, the son of Benjamin Smith and Mary Russell in North Guilford, Conn. in 1769.The record from the Second Congregational Church Records, Vol 3 pg. 33 and Vol 6 pg. 150 reads as follows:

'John Smith, of East Haven, m Nustussa Hibburd, a french woman from Guilford, Dec. 18, 1769.'"

Children of John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT

Cecile SMITH

Born: abt. 1773, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 11 May 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Marie REMILLARD 11 January 1789 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste SMITH

Born: 26 July 1777, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 2 March 1818, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET) 22 October 1798 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Josephte SMITH

Born: 20 November 1783, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 4 February 1833, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET 29 September 1800 Place: L'Acadie, 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Marriage / Partner
John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT 18 December 1769, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

1777 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste SMITH was born 26 July 1777, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

1783 Birth of Child
Josephte SMITH was born 20 November 1783, , Connecticut, USA

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Cecile SMITH married 11 January 1789, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis-Marie REMILLARD

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste SMITH married 22 October 1798, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Josephte SMITH married 29 September 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET

1811 Death of Child
Cecile SMITH died 11 May 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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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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