Basile JEAN dit GODON

Born

5 March 1740 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 July 1790 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Basile married Marguerite TRUDEL 26 September 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite TRUDEL was born 26 April 1739 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 18 June 1810 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Charles TRUDEL and Geneviève MATHIEU .

Parents & Family of Basile JEAN dit GODON

Parents of Basile JEAN dit GODON

Father

Pierre-Charles JEAN dit GODON

Mother

Marie-Elisabeth MAGNAN

Grandparents of Basile JEAN dit GODON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre JEAN dit GODON Marie-Catherine BLONDEAU

Maternal grandparents

Germain MAGNAN Marie DERY (D'HERY)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Basile JEAN dit GODON

Basile JEAN dit GODON married

Marguerite TRUDEL
Marriage date: 26 September 1763
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marguerite TRUDEL was the child of Charles TRUDEL and Geneviève MATHIEU

Children of Basile JEAN dit GODON and Marguerite TRUDEL

Marie GODON

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 August 1845, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Alexis TESSIER 23 February 1789 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Basile'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 — 1740
5 March 1740
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Basile JEAN dit GODON and Marguerite TRUDEL 26 September 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.

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.