Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR

(b. 30 September 1748 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1833 , Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR was born 30 September 1748 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR was the child of Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henri BELISLE dit LAMARRE and Jeanne ARCHAMBAULT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY and Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Elisabeth married Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 November 1767 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was born 25 February 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 21 March 1813 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire). Joseph was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON.

Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR died 25 July 1833 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower 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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Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS-- Date: 16 November 1767 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON

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1748 Birth
30 September 1748
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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR and Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 November 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.