Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL

Born

4 February 1750 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1830 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

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Joseph BERLOIN dit NANTEL Marie-Suzanne ÉTHIER

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Born: 4 February 1750 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BERLOIN dit NANTEL

Mother: Marie-Suzanne ÉTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL , Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER , Angélique LABELLE

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Francois married Marie-Josephe LEVERT 12 May 1777 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe LEVERT was born 21 January 1759 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Josephe was the child of Claude LEVERT and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX.

Francois married (2) Marguerite DESJARDINS 20 November 1786 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite DESJARDINS was born 26 January 1769 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS and Angelique MAISONNEUVE.

Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL died 9 May 1830 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada .

m. Desjardins Marguerite
m. Levert Marie-Josephe

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Recorded occupation: Agriculteur

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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Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL married

Marie-Josephe LEVERT
Marriage date: 12 May 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LEVERT was the child of Claude LEVERT and Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

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Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL married

Marguerite DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 20 November 1786
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS and Angelique MAISONNEUVE

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Birth — 1750
4 February 1750
Lachenaie, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marie-Josephe LEVERT 12 May 1777, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL and Marguerite DESJARDINS 20 November 1786, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 36 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)

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)