Jean Veillet (1664–1741)

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, then a farmer and a forest contractor.

Jean Veillet was married on November 19, 1698 in Batiscan, Quebec to Catherine Lariou (born January 26, 1683 in Batiscan, Qc)[2]. The eleven children born of this union are baptized in Batiscan; they married at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.[3]

Summary biography

After growing up in Niort, in Poitou (France), Jean Veillet is supposed to have served in the navy. He was a Huguenot. He signed on the act of abjuration on April 24, 1685 at the age of 21 years. He crossed the Atlantic on a sailing ship in 1687 to reach the city of Quebec (Canada).

After his marriage in 1698, Jean Veillet settled around 1700 on a lot of land in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan with the status of "squatter". Its right of property ownership was regularized in 1708 and 1711 by notarial act.

Evolution of the surname Veillet/te in America

His descendants continued to use the surname "Veillet" authentic; then in the middle of the nineteenth century, Catholic priests generally adopted the scripture "Veillette" on the acts of baptisms.

American Veillet Association inc

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.[4]

Notes and references
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Book "Histoire et généalogie des familles Veillet/te d’Amérique” (History and 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.
  4. Registre des entreprises du Québec (Quebec Business Register): https://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca - See: Association des Veillette d'Amérique inc

Annexes
  • Website of the Association of Veillet/te families Association:
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