Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET

(b. 5 April 1729 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was born 5 April 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was the child of Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Françoise BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET BRÛLEFER and Anne AUBRY (maternal) Pierre BETOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Jeanne-Françoise RONCERAY

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

Joseph married Marguerite GAGNÉ 14 February 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 19 February 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 28 March 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET died 1 January 1778 in La Prairie, 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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Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET married

Marguerite GAGNÉ-- Date: 14 February 1757 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite GAGNÉ was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Children of Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marguerite GAGNÉ:

Pascal CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET (b.13 April 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne COTE 22 May 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie CAILLÉ (b.4 February 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1803, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Ignace-Gabriel CHEVREFILS 29 January 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1729 Birth
5 April 1729
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marguerite GAGNÉ 14 February 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Pascal CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was born 13 April 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie CAILLÉ was born 4 February 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 37 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.