Louis Hubert CAILLE dit BISCORNET
Born: 27 March 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 August 1865, Ira Township, St. Clair Co. Michigan, USA
Died: 22 August 1865, Ira Township, St. Clair Co. Michigan, USA
Jean-Baptiste
CAILLE dit BISCORNET
Born
May 12, 1778
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
June 14, 1839
,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET
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Born: May 12, 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Mother:
Marie-Angélique DENIGER
Paternal grandparents:
Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET
, Charlotte GOYAU dite LAGARDE
Maternal grandparents:
Antoine DENIGER
, Marie-Marguerite RIVET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Josephte SMITH 29 September 1800 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte SMITH was born 20 November 1783 in Crown Colony of Connecticut. Josephte died 4 February 1833 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT.
Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET died June 14, 1839 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET
Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET married 
Josephte SMITH
Marriage date: 29 September 1800
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephte SMITH was the child of John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Josephte SMITHMarriage date: 29 September 1800
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephte SMITH was the child of John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET and Josephte SMITH
Isaac CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET
Born: abt. 1811, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 October 1898, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada
Died: 14 October 1898, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada
Married: Mathilde ROY 4 February 1840 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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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 — 1778May 12, 1778
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1800 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET and Josephte SMITH 29 September 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 22 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildLouis Hubert CAILLE dit BISCORNET was born 27 March 1810, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1833 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosephte SMITH died 4 February 1833, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Death — 1839June 14, 1839
Detroit, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 61.
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