François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE

Born

abt. 1694 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 November 1754 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN Marguerite MAUGRAS

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Born: abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN

Mother: Marguerite MAUGRAS

Paternal grandparents: Michel GAMELIN dit LAFONTAINE , Marguerite CREVIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MAUGRAS , Marie-Jeanne MORAL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 7 January 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Catherine died 1 April 1780 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine was the child of Charles DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marie Ursule ADAMS.

François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE died 17 November 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Bourgeois

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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François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE married

Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS
Marriage date: 7 January 1724
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was the child of Charles DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marie Ursule ADAMS

Children of François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE and Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE

Born: 7 December 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1796, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite RENOUX dite LACHAPELLE 8 September 1749 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE and Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 7 January 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE was born 7 December 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1749 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE married 8 September 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marguerite RENOUX dite LACHAPELLE

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