Jean-Baptiste Herbecq

     Jean-Baptiste was born in Batiscan, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Nicolas-Francois Herbecq & Catherine Mesnier. He was christened there on 28 April 1706 in St-Francois-Xavier Church.¹ Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte-Marguerite Lecuyer dit Laneuville, daughter of Pierre Lecuyer dit Laneuville and Marie-Francoise Gailloux, on 22 November 1734 in St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Nicolet County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Pierre-les-Becquets Church.² Jean-Baptiste & Marguerite had children: Jean-Batiste [9/07/1735-5/16/1800][m. 7/03/1758 Marie Angelique Baril], Marie Marguerite [7/13/1737], Francois-Joachim [7/08/1738-8/23/1809][m. 1/15/1759 Marie Therese Viens], Marie Marguerite [3/27/1740-1/07/1742], Pierre [11/10/1741][m. 1/14/1766 Marie Madeleine Courville]Paul Julien [1/01/1743-1/28/1743], Marie Basilisse [3/06/1744-3/22/1744], Isidore [5/20/1746-8/01/1746], Antoine Honore [11/02/1748-11/15/1748], a child [5/10/1750], a child [3/16/1752] & Dominique [8/04/1754-6/09/1833]m. 7/19/1779 Marie Charlotte Dubuc.³ Jean-Baptiste departed this life on Sunday, 18 January 1756 in St-Pierre-les-Becquets. He was buried there in the churchyard of St-Pierre-les-Becquets on Monday, 19 January 1756.⁴