Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Born

21 October 1805 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Died

21 January 1846 , Yamachiche, Canada East

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Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS Josephte GAUTHIER

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Born: 21 October 1805 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Father: Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS

Mother: Josephte GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis CHEVREFILS , Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER , Gertrude GRENON

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Catherine married Olivier DUCHEMIN 6 May 1822 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olivier DUCHEMIN was born 26 October 1799 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Olivier died 25 January 1869 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Olivier was the child of François DUCHEMIN and Marie-Louise MARCOTTE.

Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 21 January 1846 in Yamachiche, Canada East .

m. Duchemin Olivier

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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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Spouse & Children of Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married

Olivier DUCHEMIN
Marriage date: 6 May 1822
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Olivier DUCHEMIN was the child of François DUCHEMIN and Marie-Louise MARCOTTE

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Children of Olivier DUCHEMIN and Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Philomene DUCHEMIN

Born: 26 July 1843, Yamachiche, Canada East
Died: 15 March 1923, St-Thomas-de-Caxton, Canada

Married: Raphael GARCEAU 7 May 1867 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1805
21 October 1805
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE and Olivier DUCHEMIN 6 May 1822, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 16 years old.

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)