Joseph HETU

(b. 16 April 1740 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph HETU was born 16 April 1740 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Joseph HETU was the child of Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie LOISEAU (maternal) Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 9 January 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 19 May 1812 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Rose LATOUR.

Joseph HETU died 7 October 1809 in Berthierville, 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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Joseph HETU married

Marie-Josephte GENEREUX-- Date: 9 January 1764 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was the child of Louis GENEREUX and Marie-Rose LATOUR

Children of Joseph HETU and Marie-Josephte GENEREUX:

Geneviève HETU (b.3 January 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis HOUDE 26 November 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Rosalie HETU (b.2 December 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 27 April 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte HETU (b.30 March 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS 9 February 1801 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise HETU dite ETHIER (b.22 June 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1842, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 10 September 1798 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles HETU (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 September 1859, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Geneviève CARPENTIER 22 February 1802 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1740 Birth
16 April 1740
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HETU and Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 9 January 1764 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Geneviève HETU was born 3 January 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie HETU was born 2 December 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HETU was born 30 March 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HETU dite ETHIER was born 22 June 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Geneviève HETU married 26 November 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis HOUDE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie HETU married 27 April 1795, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise HETU dite ETHIER married 10 September 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre GERVAIS

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte HETU married 9 February 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS

1802 Marriage of Child
Charles HETU married 22 February 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève CARPENTIER