René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Born

1 March 1712 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1772 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

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Born: 1 March 1712 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Parents of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Father

Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Mother

Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Grandparents of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Paternal grandparents

Jean LEMIRE Louise MARSOLET

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François FOUCAULT Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

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

René married Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE 7 January 1736 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada. Madeleine died 16 November 1794 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU.

René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE died 7 November 1772 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE married

Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE
Marriage date: 7 January 1736
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU

Children of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 February 1818, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER 27 January 1766 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LUPIEN 4 November 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Gabriel LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 September 1823, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique SERRE 9 August 1773 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1712
1 March 1712
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE 7 January 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE married 4 November 1758, , Québec Province, Canada to Joseph LUPIEN

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 of Child
Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE married 27 January 1766, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER