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.

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). 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).

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