Joseph RIEL dit DELORME

Born

21 February 1743 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1816 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Antoine RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Marie-Anne PERRAULT

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Born: 21 February 1743 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Antoine RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Mother: Marie-Anne PERRAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE , Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: Claude PERRAULT , Marie GOULET

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Joseph married Françoise ROBIDOUX 25 July 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Françoise ROBIDOUX was born 6 November 1784 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 25 May 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Françoise was the child of Jean-Louis ROBIDOUX and Françoise NOËL dite LABONTÉ.

Joseph RIEL dit DELORME died 28 February 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .

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Recorded occupation: Journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France

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 RIEL dit DELORME married

Françoise ROBIDOUX
Marriage date: 25 July 1803
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Françoise ROBIDOUX was the child of Jean-Louis ROBIDOUX and Françoise NOËL dite LABONTÉ

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Birth — 1743
21 February 1743
Lavaltrie, 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.

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
Joseph RIEL dit DELORME and Françoise ROBIDOUX 25 July 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 60 years old.