Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR

(b. 6 January 1744 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1813 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR was born 6 January 1744 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR was the child of Jean BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR and Catherine-Therese COCHON (CAUCHON) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marie-Madeleine RIVIERE

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

Charles married Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE 17 November 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte-Louise-Hermine died 5 May 1840 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada. Josephte-Louise-Hermine was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Madeleine HÉNAULT dite DELORME.

Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR died 29 March 1813 in Berthierville, 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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Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR married

Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE-- Date: 17 November 1765 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Madeleine HÉNAULT dite DELORME

Children of Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR and Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE:

Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR (b.13 June 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre JOLY 19 January 1784 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1744 Birth
6 January 1744
Lanoraie, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Charles BLASSE dit BELHUMEUR and Josephte-Louise-Hermine HOUDE 17 November 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR was born 13 June 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 24 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR married 19 January 1784, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre JOLY

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

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

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