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Joseph Hébert (1636 - 1661)

Joseph Hébert
Born in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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Husband of — married 12 Oct 1660 in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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Died at age 24 in Île-d'Orléans, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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Joseph Hébert (1636 - 1661)

Père et mère: Il est le fils de Guillaume Hébert et de Hélène Desportes. Il est leur seul fils.

Naissance: Le 3 novembre 1636, il naît et est baptisé le jour même à la chapelle Notre-Dame, Québec, Canada.[1]

Mariage: Le 12 octobre 1660, à la chapelle Notre-Dame, Québec, Joseph Hébert âgé de 24 ans épouse Marie Charlotte Poithier âgée d'environ 19 ans, fille de Pierre Charles Poithier et d'Hélène Belleau.[2]

Vers juin 1661, il est capturé par les iroquois, peut-être la même bande qui avait tué son cousin Nicolas Couillard et six autres Français, sur l'Île d'Orléans, en cette même année. Une lettre écrite par un compagnon de captivité raconte que, blessé à un bras et une épaule, il est donné au iroquois d'Oneida. Après les tortures habituelles, il est finalement poignardé à mort par des membres ivres de la tribu. Sa mort ne fut pas connue avant l'été 1662.

Entre temps, le 5 octobre 1661, son épouse donne naissance à un fils, prénommé Joseph, Puisqu'il n'existe aucune trace de cette enfant par la suite, il et présumé que l'enfant est décédé dès l'enfance. Si s'était le cas, le premier colon habitant Louis Hébert qui n'eut qu'un seul fils, Guillaume, n'aurait pas de descendant direct. D'autres Hébert habitaient cependant la colonie de Nouvelle-France dès cette époque. Un certain Jacques Hébert a signé l'inventaire des biens de Jean Nicollet le 7 novembre 1642. Ethel M. G. Bennett

La lettre écrite par le compagnon de captivité de Joseph Hébert est mentionnée dans JR (Thwaites) XLVII, 90. Autre information: Azarie Couillard Després, La première famille française au Canada, et dans Léon Roy, “Pierre Desportes et sa descendance,” SGCF Mémoires, II (1946–47), 167–68.

Décès: Tué par les iroquois, 1661- 1662.

Biography

Joseph Hébert has French origins.

Joseph Hébert was baptized on 3 November 1636 in Notre-Dame de Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France. He was the only son of Guillaume Hébert and Hélène Desportes. His mother is said to be the first white child born in New France. Godparents at the infant's baptism were Charles Demontmagni and Marie Roolet.[3]

Joseph Hébert married Marie Charlotte (Poithier) Poitiers, daughter of the late Pierre Charles Poitiers and the late Hélène de Belleau, on 12 October 1660 in Notre-Dame de Québec. Some of those in attendance were Jean Lesueur, Denis Joseph Rouette Dauteil, Jean Bourdon, Noel Morin, Germain Morin, Louis Couillart Delaspine and Jean Torcapal. [Act states: An exemption of two bans was granted][4]

He was killed by the Iroquois, 1661-1662.

Captain. He was killed by the Iroquois in Île d’Orléans, Canada, in 1661.

Note: HÉBERT, JOSEPH, grandson of Canada's first settler, only son of Guillaume Hébert and Hélène Desportes; b. Québec 3 Nov. 1636; d. 1661 or 1662.
Joseph Hébert's father, only son of Louis Hébert, died in 1639. On 12 Oct. 1660, Joseph married Marie-Charlotte de Poytiers. Not long afterwards he was captured by the Iroquois, perhaps by the same band who killed his cousin Nicolas Couillard and six other Frenchmen on the Île d'Orléans in June 1661. A letter written by a companion in captivity states that, wounded in the arm and shoulder, he was given to the Iroquois of Oneida. After the usual tortures, he was finally stabbed to death by drunken members of the tribe. His death was not definitely known in Québec until the summer of 1662.
Meanwhile on 5 Oct. 1661 his wife had borne a son, Joseph. Since the records contain no further mention of this child, it is assumed that he died in infancy. In that case, Canada’s first settler has no direct descendants bearing the Hébert name. There were, however, other Héberts in the colony at an early date, who may have been related; for example, One Jacques Hébert signed the inventory of JeanNicollet's possessions 7 Nov. 1642. Ethel M. G. Bennett

The letter written by Joseph Hébert’s companion in captivity is cited in JR (Thwaites) XLVII, 90. Other information is collected in Azarie Couillard Després, La première famille française au Canada and in Léon Roy, “Pierre Desportes et sa descendance,” SGCF Mémoires, II (1946–47), 167–68.

Notes

JOSEPH JR. WAS THE LAST MALE DESCENDENT OF LOUIS HEBERT WITH THE HEBERT SURNAME. HE WAS CAPTURED,TORTURED AND MURDERED BY THE IROQUOIS INDIANS IN 1661. HIS MOTHER HELENE DESPORTES WAS THE 1ST WHITE CHILD BORN IN CANADA,Entered by Paul Babcock.

Sources

  1. Baptême / Baptism Joseph Hébert.
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-F9SW-3?i=163&wc=HCT2-829%3A17585101%2C19508101%2C19508102&cc=1321742 Mariage / Marriage Joseph Hebert - Marie Charlotte de Poietiers.]
  3. Baptism IGD
  4. Marriage IGD




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Hébert-1121 and Hébert-346 do not represent the same person because: not the same
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Hébert-1121 and Hébert-346 appear to represent the same person because: same
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