Jean Veillet (1664, born in Saint-André-de-Niort, France - 1741 death at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec, Canada) is the unique ancestor of Veillet and Veillette of America.[1]
Jean Veillet was a soldier of the Vaudreuil Company when he arrived in Canada,[2] then a farmer and a forest contractor.
Jean Veillet was married on November 19, 1698, in Batiscan, Quebec[3] to Catherine Lariou (born January 26, 1683, in Batiscan, Qc[4]).[5] The eleven children born of this union are baptized in Batiscan; they married at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, except Gervais Veillet (in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade) and Jean-Baptiste (2nd marriage in Verchères).[1]
Summary biography edit
After growing up in Niort, in Poitou (France), Jean Veillet served as a soldier in the navy troops, later referred to as the "Compagnies franches de la marine". These are autonomous infantry companies attached to the "Ministère de la marine (Ministry of the Navy).[6] He was a Huguenot. He signed on the act of abjuration on April 24, 1685 at the age of 21 years.[7] He crossed the Atlantic on a sailing ship in 1687 to reach the city of Quebec (Canada).[8]
After his marriage in 1698, Jean Veillet settled around 1700 on a lot of land in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (Quebec) with the status of "squatter". Its right of property ownership was regularized in 1708[9] [10] and 1711[11] by notarial act.
Evolution of the surname Veillet/te in America edit
His descendants continued to use the surname "Veillet" authentic, either the usual spelling; then as of the middle of the nineteenth century, Catholic priests generally adopted the scripture "Veillette" on the acts of baptisms. Today its two patronymic variants are found side by side in America. In addition, certain spelling variants of the patronymic have been listed in the English-speaking community in America.[12]
American Veillet Association inc edit
The Association des Veillet/te d'Amérique (Veillet/te families Association) obtained its letters patent on March 12, 1986, under the third part of the Quebec Companies Act. It is a non-profit organization made up of the descendants of the couple Jean Veillet (1664–1741) and Catherine Lariou (1683-1756), as well as their related persons.[13]
Notes and references edit
- ^ a b Books "Histoire et généalogie des familles Veillet/te d’Amérique” (History and family genealogy of Veillet families of America), p. 105-106, family sheet of Jean Veillet and Catherine Lariou, genealogical section written by Françoise Veillette, 1988, edited by the Association of Veillet/te of America.
- ^ Marriage contract of Jean Veillet and Catherine Lariou, act of September 2, 1698, Minutier François Trottain, BAnQ.
- ^ Batiscan Parish Civil Status Register, deed of 19 November 1698.
- ^ Parish register of civil status of Batiscan, deed of January 26, 1683.
- ^ Work "Register, history and genealogy of the first six generations of male and female descendants Veillet/te 1664-1946", by Francoise Veillette-St-Louis, 2018, p. 33, mentioning the marriage contract of 2 September 1698 between Jean Veillet and Catherine Lariou, publication as author.
- ^ "The men of the navy troops in New France 1683-1763", cfqlm.org, Commission de la Mémoire franco-québécoise
- ^ Source: Niort-Paroisse St-André Abjuration 1683-1685, Archives départementales des Deux-Sèvres-Vienne, 1 Mi EC 040 R96, Collection communale, p 16/44
- ^ Dictionnaire biographique du Canada. Philippe de Vaudreuil est arrivé en 1687.
- ^ Minutier Etienne Véron de Grandmesnil, 01 avril 1708, BAnQ
- ^ Article "Concession de terre à Jean Veillet en 1708", par Carole Veillette, bulletin Le Pathiskan automne-hiver 2017-2018 (vol. 32 no. 1), p. 11, reproduisant l'acte notarié de 1708.
- ^ Minutier Daniel Normandin, 10 avril 1711, BAnQ.
- ^ Article "The evolution of the Veillet/te patronymic in America", by Gaétan Veillette, Le Pathiskan newsletter, June 1995, p. 18-19.
- ^ Registre des entreprises du Québec (Quebec Business Register): https://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca - See: Association des Veillette d'Amérique inc
Annexes edit
Related Articles edit
- Veillet River
- Calvaire de la Rivière-à-Veillet
- Association des Veillet/te d'Amérique (Veillet/te families Association)
External links edit
- Website of the Association of Veillet/te families Association: [1]