François Baby (1768 - 1852)

Born 16 Dec 1768 in Detroit, Province of Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Francoise Abbott — married 5 Sep 1795 in Assomption, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1852 at age 83 in Sandwich (Windsor), Essex, Canada West

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Biography

François Baby is Notable.

Colonel François Baby served in the 1st Regiment of Essex Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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François Baby is/was a significant Ontarian .

François Baby belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Western District of Upper Canada. He was a French Canadian militia officer, politician, justice of the peace, businessman, and office holder; born 16 Dec. 1768 in Detroit, son of Jacques Baby dit Dupéront, and Susanne Réaume (Rhéaume), dit La Croix.

He married Frances Abbott on September 5, 1795 and they had twelve children, eight sons and four daughters.

In the War of 1812, he served as assistant quartermaster general of the Essex Militia with the rank of Captain, taking part in fighting on both the Detroit and Niagara frontiers, before being taken prisoner by the Americans.
His newly built home was used by both sides as a headquarters during the War of 1812 and, located in downtown Windsor, it is now a museum and national historic site.^[1]

Known as Colonel because he briefly served in 1807 as Colonel of the Essex Militia, Francois was a prominent Windsor area politician in the first half of the 19th century. Unlike his brother James who was a member of the Family Compact, Francois was known as a reformer.

Lieutenant of the Co. of Essex

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Sources

1. ↑ National Trust for Canada: François Baby House

• John Clarke, “BABY, FRANÇOIS (1768-1852),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 27, 2016, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/baby_francois_1768_1852_8E.html.

• Wikipedia entry for Francois Baby.

• Richardson Dougall, "James Dougall of Glasgow (1699-1760) and his Descendants through Dougall and McDougall Lines in the United States and Canada", Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973. #333 p 157

• Biography in Wallace, Dictionary of Canadiana, 1945, I, p23

• http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/ucfel/ucfel6.html

• Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923; Archives Diocese of London, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Various; Sandwich W, S, and E Townships, Windsor, and Detroit, USA; 1760-1808; Registre Paroisse Assomption, Sandwich, Windsor, Essex, Ontario. Citant: Mariage de Francoise Abbott, 5 Sept 1795, agée d'environ 16 ans. Fille de Sieur Jacques Abbott et Dame Marie Barklo, avec Francois Baby.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205815640/francois-baby