Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Born

4 April 1717 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

23 January 1794 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

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Born: 4 April 1717 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Mother: Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Robert GERMAIN , Marie COIGNARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MARCOTTE , Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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Eustache married Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT) 7 January 1744 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT) was born 8 May 1722 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Josephe died 9 March 1805 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques RIPAULT and Marie-Françoise DELAUMAY (DELOME).

Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 23 January 1794 in Deschambault, Lower 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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Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT)
Marriage date: 7 January 1744
Marriage place: Grondines, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT) was the child of Jacques RIPAULT and Marie-Françoise DELAUMAY (DELOME)

Children of Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT)

Marie-Joseph GERMAIN

Born: 15 December 1744, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1820, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise GERMAIN

Born: 23 February 1746, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1829, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Born: 24 May 1749, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1813, Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1717
4 April 1717
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT) 7 January 1744 , Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GERMAIN was born 15 December 1744, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Eustache was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GERMAIN was born 23 February 1746, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Eustache was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 24 May 1749, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Eustache was 32 years old.

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

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.