Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Born

29 March 1717 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

2 March 1790 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN

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Born: 29 March 1717 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

Mother: Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) , Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE)

Maternal grandparents: Daniel NORMANDIN , Marie-Louise HAYOT

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Madeleine married Louis BRÛLÉ 13 February 1736 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BRÛLÉ was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 2 January 1769 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Louis was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Renée COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE).

Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS died 2 March 1790 in Louiseville, 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 Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

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Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS married

Louis BRÛLÉ
Marriage date: 13 February 1736
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Louis BRÛLÉ was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Renée COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

Children of Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Joseph BRÛLÉ

Born: 23 July 1739, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1796, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX 13 October 1760 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Genevieve BRULE

Born: 27 December 1744, Louiseville, Canada, New France
Died: 15 October 1821, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERGERON 14 October 1760 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine BRULE

Born: 30 July 1753, Louiseville, Canada, New France
Died: 9 March 1803, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BARON dit LUPIEN 5 January 1771 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1717
29 March 1717
Champlain, Canada, New France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS and Louis BRÛLÉ 13 February 1736 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 18 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph BRÛLÉ was born 23 July 1739, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Genevieve BRULE was born 27 December 1744, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Madeleine BRULE was born 30 July 1753, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRÛLÉ married 13 October 1760, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Anne LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX

1760 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BRULE married 14 October 1760, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis BRÛLÉ died 2 January 1769, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1771 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BRULE married 5 January 1771, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Antoine BARON dit LUPIEN

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.