Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU

Born

25 April 1725 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1808 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

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Born: 25 April 1725 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU , Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE , Louise LEMIRE

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Joseph married Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 8 January 1748 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 8 January 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER was born 23 February 1736 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Christophe GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne NEVEU (NEPVEU).

Joseph married (3) Geneviève-Josephe GRENON 15 November 1759 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève-Josephe GRENON was born 13 January 1737 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Geneviève-Josephe died 13 August 1788 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Geneviève-Josephe was the child of Jean-François GRENON and Louise CROTEAU.

Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU died 3 July 1808 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

m. Courchesne Marie-Anne
m. Gauthier Marie-Josephe
m. Grenon Genevieve-Josephe

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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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Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU married

Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 8 January 1748
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Children of Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Marie-Josephe ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Born: 25 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU married

Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 8 January 1758
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER was the child of Christophe GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne NEVEU (NEPVEU)

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Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU married

Geneviève-Josephe GRENON
Marriage date: 15 November 1759
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Geneviève-Josephe GRENON was the child of Jean-François GRENON and Louise CROTEAU

Children of Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Geneviève-Josephe GRENON

Marie-Anne ROBIDAS

Born: 16 December 1768, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1836, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROQUE 29 January 1787 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
25 April 1725
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 8 January 1748, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU was born 25 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 8 January 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 32 years old.

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Geneviève-Josephe GRENON 15 November 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 34 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROBIDAS was born 16 December 1768, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

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.