Genevieve BELANGER dite BONSECOUR

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20 September 1715 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

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François BELANGER Geneviève CLOUTIER

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Born: 20 September 1715 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: François BELANGER

Mother: Geneviève CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis BELANGER , Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Maternal grandparents: René CLOUTIER , Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU 23 November 1733 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU was born 18 July 1711 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-Baptiste died 10 May 1759 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Geneviève BERNIER.

m. Gaudreau Jean-Baptiste

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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Genevieve BELANGER dite BONSECOUR married

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU
Marriage date: 23 November 1733
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Geneviève BERNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Genevieve BELANGER dite BONSECOUR

Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU

Born: 4 March 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francoise CARON 28 January 1765 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Claire GAUDREAU

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre DUCHESNEAU 27 September 1773 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
20 September 1715
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1733 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BELANGER dite BONSECOUR and Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU 23 November 1733, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was born 4 March 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 25 years old.

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