When Marie Celeste Hebert was born on 4 September 1796, in Quebec, Canada, her father, Amable Hébert, was 30 and her mother, Marie Desanges Leduc, was 35. She had at least 2 sons with Amable Messier St-Francois. She died on 28 June 1862, in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Les Maskoutains, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 65.