Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE

(b. 3 November 1718 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1814 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE was born 3 November 1718 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE was the child of François BARIL and Marie-Charlotte GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BARIL dit BARICOURT and Elisabeth GAGNON (maternal) Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marguerite CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Geneviève VEILLETTE 19 February 1748 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève VEILLETTE was born 13 September 1724 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève was the child of Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE.

Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE died 6 July 1814 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE was a Agriculteur.

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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Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE married

Geneviève VEILLETTE-- Date: 19 February 1748 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Geneviève VEILLETTE was the child of Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Children of Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE and Geneviève VEILLETTE:

François BARIL (b.30 May 1757, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1840, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BONENFANT 11 February 1782 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
m. Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 September 1802 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste BARIL (b.3 April 1759, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1827, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Judith BARIBEAU 31 January 1785 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Ursule BARIL (b.1 January 1761, Batiscan, Canada d. 7 December 1838, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. François RICARD 30 January 1786 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Michel BARIL (b.13 April 1763, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1830, Champlain, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BARIBEAU 21 February 1791 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1718 Birth
3 November 1718
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE and Geneviève VEILLETTE 19 February 1748, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
François BARIL was born 30 May 1757, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois was 38 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BARIL was born 3 April 1759, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois was 40 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Ursule BARIL was born 1 January 1761, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois was 42 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel BARIL was born 13 April 1763, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois was 44 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
François BARIL married 11 February 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Geneviève BONENFANT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BARIL married 31 January 1785, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Judith BARIBEAU

1786 Marriage of Child
Ursule BARIL married 30 January 1786, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to François RICARD

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Michel BARIL married 21 February 1791, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Josephte BARIBEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
François BARIL married 19 September 1802, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Madeleine LEFEBVRE