Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

(b. abt. 1695 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 June 1780 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Renee LORION and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin LORION and Jeanne BIZET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Madeleine married François BELEC 25 February 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François BELEC was born 16 September 1691 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François died 25 December 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). François was the child of Guillaume BELEC and Gabrielle BARIBEAU.

Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE died 11 June 1780 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

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Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married

François BELEC-- Date: 25 February 1721 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
François BELEC was the child of Guillaume BELEC and Gabrielle BARIBEAU

Children of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE:

Jean-Baptiste BELEC (b.13 December 1721, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1779, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME 18 January 1751 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Marie Anne MARTIN 24 September 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charlotte BELEC (b.18 December 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN 4 November 1743 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine BELEC (b.10 April 1730, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1783, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN 27 November 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS 22 February 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite BELEC (b.5 September 1731, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Ignace GOULET 7 February 1752 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Louis-Francois-Regis JOURDAIN dit BELLEROSE 1 June 1761 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE and François BELEC 25 February 1721, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELEC was born 13 December 1721, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1722 Birth of Child
Charlotte BELEC was born 18 December 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BELEC was born 10 April 1730, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1731 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELEC was born 5 September 1731, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1743 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BELEC married 4 November 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BELEC married 27 November 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELEC married 18 January 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME

1752 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELEC married 7 February 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Ignace GOULET

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Death of Child
Charlotte BELEC died 13 June 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
François BELEC died 25 December 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELEC married 1 June 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis-Francois-Regis JOURDAIN dit BELLEROSE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BELEC married 22 February 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS

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.

1769 Death of Child
Marguerite BELEC died 6 March 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELEC married 24 September 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie Anne MARTIN

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.