Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Born

15 April 1743 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1822 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR 8 February 1768 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR was born 3 September 1746 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 20 June 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Louis CHAMPOUX and Charlotte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Father

Nicolas PINEL

Mother

Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PINEL Anne CONSTANTINEAU

Maternal grandparents

François LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS Marie-Madeleine DESERRE

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL married

Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR
Marriage date: 8 February 1768
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR was the child of Louis CHAMPOUX and Charlotte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL and Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR

Marguerite BELLEFEUILLE dite PINEL

Born: 15 November 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Born: 23 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 March 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Joseph BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Born: 16 August 1773, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 20 June 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Angele BELLEFEUILLE dite PINEL

Born: 15 March 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1835, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Antoine BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Born: 1 May 1782, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Hilaire BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

Born: 23 September 1785, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE 16 February 1830 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste'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 — 1743
15 April 1743
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL and Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR 8 February 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELLEFEUILLE dite PINEL was born 15 November 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL was born 23 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL was born 16 August 1773, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Angele BELLEFEUILLE dite PINEL was born 15 March 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Antoine BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL was born 1 May 1782, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Hilaire BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL was born 23 September 1785, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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

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

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

1804 Death of Child
Marguerite BELLEFEUILLE dite PINEL died 28 October 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 61 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte CHAMPOUX dite ST-PAIR died 20 June 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1822
6 May 1822
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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