Joseph
HÉBERT
Born
1 October 1636
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
15 June 1661
,
Québec Province, Canada
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Born: 1 October 1636 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Guillaume HÉBERT
Mother:
Helene DESPORTES
Paternal grandparents:
Louis HÉBERT
, Marie ROLLET
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre DESPORTES
, Françoise LANGLOIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON 12 October 1660 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON was born abt. 1641 in Davenescourt, Picardie, Somme, France. Charlotte-Marie died 9 February 1717 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Charlotte-Marie was the child of Pierre-Charles POITIERS (POITHIER) and Hélène BELLEAU.
Joseph HÉBERT died 15 June 1661 in Québec Province, Canada.
Capitaine. Il fut tué par les iroquois à l'Ile d'Orléans en 1661
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Joseph HÉBERT married 
Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON
Marriage date: 12 October 1660
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Joseph HÉBERT and Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON
Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON was the child of Pierre-Charles POITIERS (POITHIER) and Hélène BELLEAU
Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSONMarriage date: 12 October 1660
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Joseph HÉBERT and Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSONCharlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON was the child of Pierre-Charles POITIERS (POITHIER) and Hélène BELLEAU
Marriage notes:
"Marie-Charlotte (de Poitiers) was married on 12 October 1660 to Joseph Hebert, son of Guillaume and Helene Desportes."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 105
Children of Joseph HÉBERT and Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON
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- Early 1600s–1760
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
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- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Joseph Hebert
3 November 1636
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
3 November 1636
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Biography
HÉBERT, JOSEPH, grandson of Canada’s first settler, only son of Guillaume Hébert and Hélène Desportes; b. Quebec 3 Nov. 1636; d. 1661 or 1662.
Joseph Hébert’s father, only son of Louis Hébert, died in 1639. On 12 Oct. 1660, Joseph married Marie-Charlotte de Poytiers. Not long afterwards he was captured by the Iroquois, perhaps by the same band who killed his cousin Nicolas Couillard and six other Frenchmen on the Île d’Orléans in June 1661. A letter written by a companion in captivity states that, wounded in the arm and shoulder, he was given to the Iroquois of Oneida. After the usual tortures, he was finally stabbed to death by drunken members of the tribe. His death was not definitely known in Quebec until the summer of 1662.
Meanwhile on 5 Oct. 1661 his wife had borne a son, Joseph. Since the records contain no further mention of this child, it is assumed that he died in infancy. In that case, Canada’s first settler has no direct descendants bearing the Hébert name. There
Joseph Hébert’s father, only son of Louis Hébert, died in 1639. On 12 Oct. 1660, Joseph married Marie-Charlotte de Poytiers. Not long afterwards he was captured by the Iroquois, perhaps by the same band who killed his cousin Nicolas Couillard and six other Frenchmen on the Île d’Orléans in June 1661. A letter written by a companion in captivity states that, wounded in the arm and shoulder, he was given to the Iroquois of Oneida. After the usual tortures, he was finally stabbed to death by drunken members of the tribe. His death was not definitely known in Quebec until the summer of 1662.
Meanwhile on 5 Oct. 1661 his wife had borne a son, Joseph. Since the records contain no further mention of this child, it is assumed that he died in infancy. In that case, Canada’s first settler has no direct descendants bearing the Hébert name. There
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
Birth — 16361 October 1636
Québec, Canada, New France
1636 Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France
1660 Marriage / PartnerJoseph HÉBERT and Charlotte-Marie POITHIER (POITIERS) dite DUBUISSON 12 October 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 24 years old.
1660 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 166115 June 1661
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 24.
1661 Birth of ChildJoseph HÉBERT was born 15 October 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Joseph was 25 years old.
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