Jean Veillet (1664–1741)


Jean Veillet is the unique ancestor of Veillet and Veillette of America.
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. The eleven children born of this union are baptized in Batiscan; they married at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.

Summary biography

After growing up in Niort, in Poitou, 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.
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 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 and Catherine Lariou, as well as their related persons.

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