Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

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26 April 1707 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 September 1789 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL

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Born: 26 April 1707 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

Mother: Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL

Paternal grandparents: René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS , Anne-Julienne DUMONT

Maternal grandparents: Michel ANDRE dit ST-MICHEL , Françoise-Jacqueline NADEREAU dite MAISONNEUVE

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Louis married Angélique GROULX 20 April 1733 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GROULX was born 10 October 1710 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique died 1 October 1742 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT.

Louis married (2) Suzanne LEBLANC 15 July 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne LEBLANC was born 2 February 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Suzanne died 9 April 1798 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Suzanne was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Suzanne BON dite LACOMBE.

Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS died 2 September 1789 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Spouse & Children of Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

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Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS married

Angélique GROULX
Marriage date: 20 April 1733
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique GROULX was the child of Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOT

Children of Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Angélique GROULX

Cecile BRISEBOIS

Born: 20 August 1738, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1819, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Paul ÉRICHÉ dit LOUVETEAU 22 May 1758 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS married

Suzanne LEBLANC
Marriage date: 15 July 1748
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Suzanne LEBLANC was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Suzanne BON dite LACOMBE

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Children of Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Suzanne LEBLANC

Joseph BRISEBOIS dit DUBOIS

Born: 25 August 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1837, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique PLOUFFE 28 January 1771 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1707
26 April 1707
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Angélique GROULX 20 April 1733 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Cecile BRISEBOIS was born 20 August 1738, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique GROULX died 1 October 1742, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Suzanne LEBLANC 15 July 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 41 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph BRISEBOIS dit DUBOIS was born 25 August 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 42 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Cecile BRISEBOIS married 22 May 1758 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Paul ÉRICHÉ dit LOUVETEAU

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRISEBOIS dit DUBOIS married 28 January 1771, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angelique PLOUFFE

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.