Jean Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande

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Jean-Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande

French: Riel
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Saint-Pierre, Limerick, Ireland
Death: February 18, 1753 (89-90)
Lavaltrie, Berthier, Québec, Canada
Place of Burial: Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, Berthier, Québec, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean-Baptiste Riel and Marie Louise Riel
Husband of Louise Cottu and Marie Louise Coutu De La Valtrie Riel
Father of Marc-Antoine Riel dit L'Irlande; Marie Catherine Riel; Jean-Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande; Jacques-Michel Riel dit L'Irlande; Antoine Riel L'Irlande and 11 others

Occupation: Soldier
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About Jean Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande

baptized at St. Peter (Saint-Pierre) church around 1663.

In 1871, the Irish were the second largest group in Canada, after the French.

Riel (known as Ireland) in Quebec

Arrival in Canada

After a stay in France where he enlisted in the army, Jean-Baptiste Riel dit Lirlande, originally from the parish of Saint-Pierre (St. Peter), town of Limerick, in the county of the same name in Ireland, arrived in New France (Canada) around 1696 as a soldier in the company of Mr. de Lavaltrie (Compagnie de La Valtrie) in the detachment of Marine troops.

In 1700, he was hospitalized for a few days at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Cité 02-10-1700; Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, 30 years old). Subsequently, he left the army and acquired land from the widow of Lord Margane de Lavaltrie in Lavaltrie.

Marriage On January 21, 1704, Jean-Baptiste Riel dit Lirlande married, in Sorel, Louise-Marie Cottu dit Coutu, daughter of François Coutu and Jeanne Verdon, born May 9, 1684 in Lavaltrie and baptized on May 23 in Lavaltrie (the However, the act would have been recorded in the Contrecoeur register).

Active life

From 1704 to 1708, the couple resided on Île Dupas, then we found them in Lavaltrie and Saint-Sulpice. In May 1710, Jean-Baptiste Riel obtained his French nationality as required at the time. The Riel-Coutu couple gave birth to fourteen children.

Death

Louise Coutu was buried on October 26, 1735 in Lanoraie. Jean-Baptiste Riel died on February 18, 1753, at the age of 90, in Lavaltrie. He was buried on February 19, 1753 in Lavaltrie.

Louis Riel

Jean-Baptiste Riel known as Ireland and Louise Cottu/Coutu are the ancestors of Louis Riel (1844-1885), Manitoban patriot defender of Métis rights and founding father of Manitoba. He was hanged on November 16, 1885 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Soldat cie Lavaltrie



Wikitree.com/wiki/riel-49 On-line < www.grandesfamilles.org.html > first Generation - Jean-Baptiste Riel said the Ireland (Jean-Baptiste and Louise Lafontaine) of St-Pierre de Limerick, Ireland; CIT 02-10-1700 Hotel-Dieu Quebec, 30 years old; Naturalis may 1710; Soldier of the company of Lavaltrie M 21-01-1704 Sorel (CT 20-01-1704 under private seal, Depos Lepailleur) Louise Coutu (Francois & Jeanne Verdon) .. Prdh .... http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/acces.htm-Historical Demography Research Program (PRDH) of the Université de Montréal.


Jean-Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande (1670–1753) was born in the Diocese of Limerick, Ireland, and married Louise Coutu in 1704. He was the father of at least 11 sons and 8 daughters. In 1710, he was granted a Letter of Naturality, which included the name Jean dit l'Irlande. He died in 1753 and was buried in Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada.

Marriage : Jean-Baptiste 34 years & Louise 19 years on 1/21/1704 in Ile-Dupas, La Visitation, Berthier, Quebec, Canada

Louise was born: 09 May 1684
Parish/City: Lavaltrie
Country: Canada
Bapt./Source: Baptême le 23 mai 1684 à Lavaltrie, au registre de Contrecoeur
Death: 26 October 1735 - Age: 51
Parish/City: Lavaltrie
Country: Canada

Children (12)

Jean Baptiste Riel 1705–1762

Jacques-Michel Riel L'Irlande Male 1706–1777

Antoine Riel Male 1708–1780

Jean Baptiste Riel Male 1709–Deceased

Maurice Riel Male 1711–1787

Catherine-Madeleine Riel dite L'Irlande Female 1713–1783

Marie Louise Riel Female 1715–1755

Marc-Antoine Riel dit L'Irlande Male 1718–1797

Isabelle Elisabeth Riel dit Lirlande Female 1720–Deceased

Basile Riel dit L'Irlande Male 1724–1805

Pierre Riel Male 1727–1782

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Jean Baptiste Riel dit L'Irlande's Timeline

1663
1663
Saint-Pierre, Limerick, Ireland
1705
June 12, 1705
Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1706
September 21, 1706
Saint-Sulpice, Repentigny, Québec, Canada
1708
February 28, 1708
Lavaltrie, Berthier, Québec, Canada
February 28, 1708
Lavaltrie, D'Autray Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
1711
May 17, 1711
Saint-Sulpice, L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
1713
March 1713
St-Sulpice, l'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
1713