Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

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abt. 1739 , Québec Province, Canada

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12 April 1818 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Mother: Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Geneviève FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis LÉTOURNEAU , Anne BLOUIN

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Pierre married Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS was born 12 October 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 15 April 1812 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine MORIN.

Pierre married (2) Genevieve GOSSELIN 7 February 1814 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . Genevieve GOSSELIN was born 22 December 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Genevieve died 10 January 1826 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN and Elisabeth CASSE (LACASSE).

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE died 12 April 1818 in Saint-Henri, 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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Spouse & Children of Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

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Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS
Marriage date: 6 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS was the child of Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine MORIN

Children of Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

Louis GAGNE

Born: 30 January 1769, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise BLANCHET 7 October 1794 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married

Genevieve GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 7 February 1814
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Genevieve GOSSELIN was the child of Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN and Elisabeth CASSE (LACASSE)

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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
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1769 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNE was born 30 January 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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.