immigrant - US to Canada  male ancestor  Jean Baptiste  SMITH

  (b. 26 July 1777 Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. 2 March 1818 Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )  

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Jean Baptiste SMITH was born 26 July 1777 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Jean Baptiste SMITH was the child of John SMITH   and   Anastasie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Pierre Simon HÉBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS

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

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

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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Did You Know? 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 Jean Baptiste SMITH

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Jean Baptiste SMITH married flag female ancestor Apolline BROUILLET (BROUET)-- Date: 22 October 1798 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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):

flag male ancestor Marcel SMITH (b.abt. 1799, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marguerite SMITH (b.18 June 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 7 February 1859, Napierville, Canada East )

flag male ancestor Joseph SMITH (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste SMITH (b.5 March 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 6 May 1886, Farnham, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie SMITH (b.abt. 1806, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada  d. , )

flag male ancestor Joseph SMITH (b.17 July 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Michel SMITH (b.1 October 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Patrick SMITH (b.abt. 1810, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada  d. , )

flag male ancestor Marseille SMITH (b.2 June 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie SMITH (b.abt. 1814, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Hilaire SMITH (b.21 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. , )



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birth1777 Birth
26 July 1777
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
marriage1798 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 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.
death1818 Death
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.
Added: 8/30/2015 2:57:58 PM - Updated: 7/23/2025 5:38:32 PM
Did You Know?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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