Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Born

Died

17 July 1809 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Louis married Therese BELANGER 24 November 1766 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese BELANGER was born 12 April 1746 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Therese died 14 August 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉLANGER and Angélique VEZINA .

Parents & Family of Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Parents of Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Father

Louis-Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Mother

Marie-Anne FOURNIER

Grandparents of Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Paternal grandparents

Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Maternal grandparents

Michel FOURNIER Marie-Catherine BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL married

Therese BELANGER
Marriage date: 24 November 1766
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese BELANGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉLANGER and Angélique VEZINA

Children of Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Therese BELANGER

Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Born: 30 January 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dorothee FONTAINE 11 January 1802 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Therese BELANGER 24 November 1766, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1773 Birth of Child
Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 30 January 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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.