François HETU

(b. 9 September 1732 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1805 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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François HETU was born 9 September 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

François 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):

François married Marie-Madeleine BOURDON 2 February 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Madeleine BOURDON was born 12 September 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 15 February 1819 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Michel BOURDON and Thérèse VIGNEAULT.

François HETU died 30 November 1805 in Lanoraie, 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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Family and Children of François HETU

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François HETU married

Marie-Madeleine BOURDON-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
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Marie-Madeleine BOURDON was the child of Michel BOURDON and Thérèse VIGNEAULT

St-Antoine

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Children of François HETU and Marie-Madeleine BOURDON:

Marguerite HETU (b.4 January 1762, Lanoraie, Canada d. 19 October 1794, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

Marie-Magdeleine HETU (b.20 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 December 1764, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

François HÉTU (b.14 May 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 January 1827, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER 22 October 1792 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Madeleine-Catherine HETU (b.17 August 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1794, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LAMOUREUX 23 January 1787 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Archange HETU (b.18 June 1769, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1769, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne HETU (b.15 June 1770, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1824, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Sulpice-René LIPPE 9 February 1795 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephte HETU (b.17 January 1772, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1772, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Thérèse HETU (b.10 January 1773, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1857, Lanoraie, Canada East )
m. Joseph FRAPPIER dit HILAIRE 28 July 1800 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
m. Louis BONIN 26 February 1821 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Geneviève HETU (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 January 1844, Lanoraie, Canada East )
m. Louis-Noel ROBILLARD 30 June 1807 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josette HETU (b.24 July 1775, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Françoise HETU (b.23 January 1778, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 February 1815, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre CAISSE 6 May 1811 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Louise-Julie HETU (b.12 March 1780, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Unknown HETU (b.abt. 1781, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1781, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1732 Birth
9 September 1732
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1732
NOTE: Baptism record appears in index for name, place and year 1733, but actual baptism image not available.
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
François HETU and Marie-Madeleine BOURDON 2 February 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 28 years old.

François HETU - 1761 Marriage. St-Antoine, Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec

1761 Marriage. St-Antoine, Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec

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1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite HETU was born 4 January 1762, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 29 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine HETU was born 20 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 30 years old.

1764 Death of Child
Marie-Magdeleine HETU died 29 December 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 32 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
François HÉTU was born 14 May 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 32 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Catherine HETU was born 17 August 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 34 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange HETU was born 18 June 1769, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 36 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HETU was born 15 June 1770, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 37 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HETU was born 17 January 1772, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 39 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Thérèse HETU was born 10 January 1773, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 40 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette HETU was born 24 July 1775, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 42 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Françoise HETU was born 23 January 1778, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 45 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Julie HETU was born 12 March 1780, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 47 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Catherine HETU married 23 January 1787, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Pierre LAMOUREUX

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

1792 Marriage of Child
François HÉTU married 22 October 1792, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie Rose (Rosalie) BOUCHER

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

1794 Death of Child
Madeleine-Catherine HETU died 6 April 1794, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 61 years old.

1794 Death of Child
Marguerite HETU died 19 October 1794, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 62 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HETU married 9 February 1795, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph-Sulpice-René LIPPE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Thérèse HETU married 28 July 1800, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph FRAPPIER dit HILAIRE

1805
Death record appears in index for name, place and year, but image is unreadable.
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