Genevieve RHEAULT dite MORAINVILLE

(b. 17 November 1721 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1805 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve RHEAULT dite MORAINVILLE was born 17 November 1721 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Genevieve RHEAULT dite MORAINVILLE was the child of Alexis RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Anne-Charlotte BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERS (maternal) René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie RACLOS

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Genevieve married Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE 24 October 1752 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE was born 25 November 1715 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Joseph died 12 August 1775 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Joseph was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY.

Genevieve RHEAULT dite MORAINVILLE died 3 December 1805 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .

m. Rheault Joseph

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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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Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE-- Date: 24 October 1752 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY

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1721 Birth
17 November 1721
Champlain, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve RHEAULT dite MORAINVILLE and Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE 24 October 1752, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 30 years old.

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE died 12 August 1775, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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.