Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Born

2 December 1738 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 July 1832 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Francois married Ursule CREVIER 17 November 1760 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule CREVIER was born 1 October 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Ursule died 15 September 1816 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste CREVIER and Ursule PIGEON .

Parents & Family of Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Parents of Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Father

Jacques BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Mother

Suzanne JEROME dite LATOUR

Grandparents of Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Paternal grandparents

Bernard BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) Jeanne CHERLOT

Maternal grandparents

François JEROME Marie-Angélique DARDENNE

"François est de la 2e génération. Son grand-père Bernard Blénier dit Jarry est né en France à Naves Tulle, Limoges, Limousin en 1679. Il est décédé en 1736 à saint-Laurent.

Je crois qu'il était soldat!"

Thanks to Silvie

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) married

Ursule CREVIER
Marriage date: 17 November 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada
Ursule CREVIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CREVIER and Ursule PIGEON

Children of Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Ursule CREVIER

Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY

Born: 31 May 1778, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR 19 February 1798 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1738
2 December 1738
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Francois BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Ursule CREVIER 17 November 1760, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY was born 31 May 1778, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Francois was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BLENIER dite JARRY married 19 February 1798, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BEAUTRON dit MAJOR

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)