Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE

Born

31 March 1726 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1789 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel ROTUREAU Marie-Thérèse CHORET

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Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE was born 31 March 1726 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE was the child of Michel ROTUREAU and Marie-Thérèse CHORET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROTUREAU dit BELISLE and Marguerite GALIEN (GALLIEN) (maternal) Pierre CHORET and Marie-Madeleine GIROUX

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Charles married Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS 23 October 1769 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS was born 1 September 1721 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Françoise-Marie died 24 February 1781 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Françoise-Marie was the child of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS).

Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE died 8 February 1789 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Ouimet Marie-Josephte
m. Pineault Suzanne
m. Renaud Francoise

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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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Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS-- Date: 23 October 1769 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS was the child of Louis RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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1726 Birth
31 March 1726
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Charles ROTUREAU dit BELISLE and Françoise-Marie RENAUD dite LOCAS 23 October 1769, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He 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.