Joseph-Toussaint
GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE
(b.
abt. 1732
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
29 June 1803
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD (maternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Toussaint married Louise BLAIS 14 November 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise BLAIS was born 14 September 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Louise died 19 August 1810 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Louise was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER.
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 29 June 1803 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Toussaint appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE
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Louise BLAIS-- Date: 14 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Louise BLAIS was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER
Children of Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise BLAIS:
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ (b.24 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON 2 August 1780 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Joseph GAGNE (b.4 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 18 December 1821, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite THIBAULT 21 July 1783 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Louis GAGNE (b.6 March 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1841, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Louise GUYON (DION) 23 November 1790 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Abraham-Louis GAGNE (b.2 April 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1861, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Genevieve JALBERT 31 January 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Louise BLAIS-- Date: 14 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France Louise BLAIS was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER
Children of Joseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise BLAIS:
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ (b.24 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada )m. Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON 2 August 1780 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Joseph GAGNE (b.4 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. 18 December 1821, L'Islet, Lower Canada )m. Felicite THIBAULT 21 July 1783 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Louis GAGNE (b.6 March 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1841, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )m. Louise GUYON (DION) 23 November 1790 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Abraham-Louis GAGNE (b.2 April 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1861, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )m. Genevieve JALBERT 31 January 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
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1757 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Toussaint GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise BLAIS 14 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
1760 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise GAGNÉ was born 24 October 1760, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1762 Birth of ChildJoseph GAGNE was born 4 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
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 Birth of ChildLouis GAGNE was born 6 March 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
1774 Birth of ChildAbraham-Louis GAGNE was born 2 April 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
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.1780 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise GAGNÉ married 2 August 1780, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Nicolas-Joseph DION dit GUYON
1783 Marriage of ChildJoseph GAGNE married 21 July 1783, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Felicite THIBAULT
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage of ChildLouis GAGNE married 23 November 1790, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Louise GUYON (DION)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1795 Death of ChildMarie-Louise GAGNÉ died 15 March 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1797 Marriage of ChildAbraham-Louis GAGNE married 31 January 1797, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Genevieve JALBERT
1803 Death 29 June 1803
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
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