François BOURDELAIS dit BREME

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27 February 1762 , Québec, Canada

Died

7 July 1796 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME Geneviève CHARRON

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Born: 27 February 1762 in Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Mother: Geneviève CHARRON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME , Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON , Marie-Charles-Charlotte BOUCHER

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François married Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 30 November 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE.

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME died 7 July 1796 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE
Marriage date: 29 January 1787
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE

Children of François BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Therese BOURDELAIS dite BREME

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph TARTE 9 February 1807 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BREME

Born: 28 March 1791, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME 3 February 1812 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME

Born: 20 October 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1830, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Julie MATTE 2 February 1821 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Alexis BOURDELAIS dit BREME

Born: 28 March 1795, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 February 1829, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite GALIEN (GALLIEN) 5 October 1818 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Birth — 1762
27 February 1762
Québec, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
François BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 28 March 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 29 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 20 October 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Alexis BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 28 March 1795, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 33 years old.