Augustin Halé (1710 - 1798)

Born 1 Sep 1710 in Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, Canada, Nouvelle France

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Marie Carrier — married 9 Jun 1732 in Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, Lévis, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1798 at age 88 in Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Augustin Halé is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A213466.

Augustin Halé served with French-Canadians Rendering Aid during the American Revolution.

Augustin was born in 1710 in Pointe-de-Lévy, the son of Jean Halé and Marie Drapeau.

He married on the 9 Jun 1732 in Pointe-de-Lévy to Catherine Marie Carrier, the daughter of Ignace Philippe Carrier and Perinne Grenet.

Friday, July 5, 1776

The militia assembled at 3:00 p.m.

The reading of charges.

Those named below were the most mutinous and seditious at the tumultuous assembly that was held here last fall. When the government sent officers to invite this parish to side with the King, they sent envoys to invite people in neighboring parishes to join them in resisting the government’s approach and stood guard until the rebels arrived.

Augustin Allé, the father

Fanchon Carier

Barry’s Lecour

Charles Guay

Charles Leguay dit Lenoir

Ambroise Lecour

Janot Guay’s son

Ignace Couture

Almost all the habitants stood guard here last fall before the arrival of the Bostonnais to resist all the maneuvers that the Quebec garrison could have undertaken.

This parish was generally seditious and opposed to the King’s orders; in summary, zealous and very fond of the rebels. ^[1]

He died in 1798 at the age of 88 in Pointe-de-Lévy.

Sources

1. ↑ Rapport de l'Archiviste de la province de Québec, 1927, 1927-1928, page 474 (Image 572)

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 1, 2022), "Record of Augustin Halé", Ancestor # A213466.
• Index to French Canadian Revolutionary War Patriots
• Gabriel, Michael, Ed. Journal of Francois Baby, Gabriel Taschereau and Jenkin Williams. English translation found in the book Quebec During The American Invasion, 1775-1776, pages 67
• PRDH/ Repertoire des Actes de Bapteme, Mariage, et Sepulture, et des Recensements de Quebec Ancien XVIIe Siecle, Jacques Legare & Hubert Charbonneau, Les Presses de Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, (PRDH-IGD Family, Couples, Baptism, Individual and Marriage Records)

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Halé-1110 created through the import of Kingsbury-Avery Family Tree.ged on Nov 3, 2011 by Andrew Simpson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Andrew and others.