Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

Born

25 May 1720 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1788 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR Marie-Anne ALARIE

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Born: 25 May 1720 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne ALARIE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JANOT dit BELHUMEUR , Jeanne RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: René ALARIE , Marie-Anne ROYER

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Leonard married Judith CHAPUT 28 November 1747 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith CHAPUT was born 5 February 1727 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Judith died 30 June 1788 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Judith was the child of Nicolas CHAPUT and Angélique LOISEL.

Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR died 15 September 1788 in L'Assomption, 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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Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR married

Judith CHAPUT
Marriage date: 28 November 1747
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Judith CHAPUT was the child of Nicolas CHAPUT and Angélique LOISEL

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Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

Born: 3 October 1748, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Felicite CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 14 June 1773 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Married: Madeleine RICHARD 20 September 1779 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1720
25 May 1720
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Judith CHAPUT 28 November 1747, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR was born 3 October 1748, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Leonard was 28 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR married 14 June 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Felicite CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR married 20 September 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine RICHARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)