Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Born

24 June 1742 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

24 August 1801 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Basile married Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR 20 February 1764 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR was born 23 July 1741 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 1 January 1818 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Charlotte was the child of François GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LEBERT dite DUTRISAC .

Parents & Family of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Parents of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Father

Antoine CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Mother

Marie-Françoise BEAUMONT

Grandparents of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Paternal grandparents

Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ

Maternal grandparents

Vincent-Francois BEAUMONT Françoise LECOMPTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT married

Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 20 February 1764
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR was the child of François GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LEBERT dite DUTRISAC

Children of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT and Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR

Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT

Born: 29 April 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MENARD 22 September 1794 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Basile'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 — 1742
24 June 1742
Terrebonne, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT and Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR 20 February 1764, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT was born 29 April 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 35 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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT married 22 September 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste MENARD

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