Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

(b. 1 October 1727 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1793 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD was born 1 October 1727 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD was the child of Paul BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Marie-Josephte JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU (maternal) Augustin JOUINEAU dit LATULIPPE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BLANCHON dite LAROSE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD 7 January 1758 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD was born June 1724 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Joseph died 28 July 1799 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Joseph was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD.

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD died 12 July 1793 in Batiscan, 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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Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD-- Date: 7 January 1758 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

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1727 Birth
1 October 1727
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD 7 January 1758 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 30 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.

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.