Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX

(b. 25 October 1742 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1793 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX was born 25 October 1742 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Anne FAFARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE (maternal) Louis-François FAFARD dit DELORME and Marie-Ursule JACOB

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Antoine married Angelique DESROSIERS 2 March 1772 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique DESROSIERS was born 24 October 1754 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Angelique died 23 January 1793 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne LESAGE.

Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX died 20 August 1793 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Desrosiers Angelique

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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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Angelique DESROSIERS-- Date: 2 March 1772 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique DESROSIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne LESAGE

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1742 Birth
25 October 1742
Louiseville, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEMAITRE dit BELLENOIX and Angelique DESROSIERS 2 March 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 29 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.