Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Born

25 August 1751 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1822 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Louis-Gabriel married Marguerite MOISAN 3 February 1777 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MOISAN was born 28 November 1755 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 19 October 1834 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Michel MOISAN and Catherine MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE .

Parents & Family of Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Parents of Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Father

Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Mother

Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY

Grandparents of Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

Henri BELISLE dit LAMARRE Jeanne ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married

Marguerite MOISAN
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MOISAN was the child of Michel MOISAN and Catherine MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE

Children of Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Marguerite MOISAN

Dominque BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BRIEN dite DESROCHERS 18 February 1817 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis-Gabriel'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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Birth — 1751
25 August 1751
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Marguerite MOISAN 3 February 1777, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Dominque BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married 18 February 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England