Jean-Baptiste Hébert
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Jean-Baptiste Hébert was a merchant, farmer, master carpenter and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Buckingham from 1808 to 1814 and Nicolet from 1835 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
.
He was born in Godefroy
, the son of Étienne Hébert and Marie-Josephte Babin, both of Acadian
descent. Hébert served as a captain in the militia during the War of 1812
, later reaching the rank of major. He participated in the construction of several churches, including those at Lotbinière
and Kamouraska
and a number of other buildings, including the Séminaire de Nicolet. He was married twice: first to Marie Béliveau in 1801 and then to Judith Lemire in 1807. Hébert did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1814. He was elected to the assembly for Nicolet in an 1835 by-election held after the death of Louis Bourdages
. He was put in prison in February 1838 for taking part in the Lower Canada Rebellion
but was released later that same month. Hébert died at Kamouraska at the age of 81.
His second wife's sister Flore married Jean-Baptiste Proulx
.
He's the great-grandfather of author and poet Anne Hébert
.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented Buckingham from 1808 to 1814 and Nicolet from 1835 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
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He was born in Godefroy
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...
, the son of Étienne Hébert and Marie-Josephte Babin, both of Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
descent. Hébert served as a captain in the militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, later reaching the rank of major. He participated in the construction of several churches, including those at Lotbinière
Lotbinière, Quebec
Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 909 as of 2009. It is named after seigneurie of which it was part...
and Kamouraska
Kamouraska, Quebec
Kamouraska is a municipality on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of Kamouraska...
and a number of other buildings, including the Séminaire de Nicolet. He was married twice: first to Marie Béliveau in 1801 and then to Judith Lemire in 1807. Hébert did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1814. He was elected to the assembly for Nicolet in an 1835 by-election held after the death of Louis Bourdages
Louis Bourdages
Louis Bourdages was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Louis-Marie Bourdages in Jeune-Lorette, Quebec in 1764, the son of Raymond Bourdages, an Acadian doctor and merchant. Bourdages studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, where he met Pierre-Stanislas Bédard...
. He was put in prison in February 1838 for taking part in the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
but was released later that same month. Hébert died at Kamouraska at the age of 81.
His second wife's sister Flore married Jean-Baptiste Proulx
Jean-Baptiste Proulx (politician)
Jean-Baptiste Proulx was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Nicolet in 1793, the son of a farmer, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He returned to the family farm after completing his studies. Proulx served in the local militia during the War of 1812 and later...
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He's the great-grandfather of author and poet Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert, CC, OQ , was a Canadian author and poet. She is a descendant of famed French-Canadian historian Francois-Xavier Garneau, "and has carried on the family literary tradition spectacularly."...
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