François GENEST dit LABARRE

Born

16 September 1782 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 May 1837 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Louise RHEAULT 10 October 1803 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise RHEAULT was born 29 August 1782 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis RHEAULT and Marie Anne DOUCET .

Parents & Family of François GENEST dit LABARRE

Parents of François GENEST dit LABARRE

Father

Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

Mother

Josephte MARCHETEAU dite DESNOYERS

Grandparents of François GENEST dit LABARRE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE Agathe BOURBEAU dite VERVILLE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MARCHETEAU dit DESNOYERS Marie-Anne DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GENEST dit LABARRE

François GENEST dit LABARRE married

Marie-Louise RHEAULT
Marriage date: 10 October 1803
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise RHEAULT was the child of Alexis RHEAULT and Marie Anne DOUCET

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Louise RHEAULT

Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE

Born: 30 August 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Hilaire BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL 16 February 1830 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François'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 — 1782
16 September 1782
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
François GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Louise RHEAULT 10 October 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 21 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE was born 30 August 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François was 21 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE married 16 February 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Hilaire BELLEFEUILLE dit PINEL

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec