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Jean-Jacob Heppell 1753 - 1833

Jean-Jacob Heppell was born in 1753 in Salem, New York United States to Nicolas Heppell and Mary Reis. He married Agnes Lavioe on January 19, 1790, and they were married until Agnes' death. They had a child Therese (Heppell). He would also marry Victoire Bouillon on April 24, 1798 at St-Germain Rimouski in Rimouski, Bas-Saint-Laurent County, Québec Canada. They had children Joseph Heppell, Jean Heppell, Basile Heppell, and Marie (Heppell). Jean-Jacob Heppell died at age 79 years old on April 14, 1833.

Jean-Jacob Heppell

Jacob Heppell

1753

Salem, New York, 12865, United States

April 14, 1833

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Introduction

Jean-Jacob Heppell was born in New York to Nicolas Heppell. His father was a surgeon and major in Lafayette's army who fought with the Americans for Independence. Jean-Jacob was born in 1753, the year after his parents married. According to the website heppell.ca, Jean-Jacob was taken prisoner by Native Americans making his way from New York to Canada through the woods and lost his first wife and 12 year old son. Together with 2 cousins, he eventually made his way to Rimouski, Québec in the late 1780's. In Canada, Jean-Jacob registered as a laborer (french "laboureur"). He had 3 children with his (second) wife, Agnes, whom he married in/about 1790. Jean-Jacob had 7 or 8 children with his third wife Victorie.
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1753

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Salem, New York 12865, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Jean-Jacob's father was a surgeon and major in Lafayette's army who helped the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Nationality & Locations

According to the website Heppell.ca, Jean-Jacob's father was German from Alsace in France, a region that came under French rule under King Louis XIV with various subsequent changes in who controlled the region from 1870 to 1945.
Early Life & Education

Jean-Jacob signed his name with a single letter ("L") in official papers (such as marriage registry), suggesting that he perhaps was illiterate.
Personal Life & Family

Living at the time of the Revolutionary War in the United States, with a father who served under Lafayette, Jean-Jacob surely witnessed dramatic changes in his life. Jean-Jacob was reportedly was captured by native Americans and held prisoner, presumably when making his way from New York to Canada. The details of such capture are unknown although one can imagine that long-distance travel in the late 1700's would surely have been hazardous.
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1833

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April 14, 1833

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Jean-Jacob Heppell lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.

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In 1807, he was 54 years old when on August 17th, the Clermont - Robert Fulton's steamboat - made the first successful steamboat trip on the Hudson River between New York City and Albany. The boat ran at an average of 5 miles per hour.

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In 1809, he was 56 years old when on March 4th, James Madison was inaugurated as the fourth President of the United States. Madison ended his inaugural address with "gratitude towards people in the past who had done so much for the United States, and wished the best for the future of this young thriving country".

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Jean-Jacob Heppell's Family Tree & Friends

Jean-Jacob Heppell's Family Tree

Nicolas Heppell

Mary Reis

Jean-Jacob Heppell 1753 - Apr 14, 1833

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Agnes Lavioe