Benoit-Antoine HETU

(b. 6 March 1734 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1790 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Benoit-Antoine HETU was born 6 March 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Benoit-Antoine 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):

Benoit-Antoine married Marie PROVOST 3 February 1755 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . Marie PROVOST was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 17 November 1755 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie was the child of Noel PROVOST and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE.

Benoit-Antoine married (2) Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD 23 November 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD was born 2 January 1744 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte died 1 March 1791 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DALCOURT dit GUIGNARD and Marie-Josephte BONIN dite STE-MARIE.

Benoit-Antoine HETU died 5 December 1790 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Benoit-Antoine HETU married

Marie PROVOST-- Date: 3 February 1755 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie PROVOST was the child of Noel PROVOST and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE

Children of Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie PROVOST:

Benoit-Antoine HETU married

Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD-- Date: 23 November 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Canada
Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste DALCOURT dit GUIGNARD and Marie-Josephte BONIN dite STE-MARIE

Children of Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD:

Marie-Josephte HETU (b.23 March 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1839, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis PERRAULT 1782 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Ursule HETU (b.20 April 1769, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1828, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GRENIER 12 January 1795 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie HETU (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Hyacinthe DESCOTEAUX 20 April 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1734 Birth
6 March 1734
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie PROVOST 3 February 1755 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 20 years old.

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PROVOST died 17 November 1755, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD 23 November 1761 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 27 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-Josephte HETU was born 23 March 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Benoit-Antoine was 29 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Ursule HETU was born 20 April 1769, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Benoit-Antoine was 35 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.