Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS

Born

29 August 1775 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 March 1857 , Saint-Valentin, Canada East

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Born: 29 August 1775 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS

Father

Nicolas DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE

Mother

Angélique MONDOU

Grandparents of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS Angélique DUMONT

Maternal grandparents

François MONDOU Angélique PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Marguerite SENECAL 12 November 1798 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite SENECAL was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Paul SENÉCAL and Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ.

Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS died 28 March 1857 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS

Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS married

Marguerite SENECAL
Marriage date: 12 November 1798
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marguerite SENECAL was the child of Paul SENÉCAL and Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Children of Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS and Marguerite SENECAL

Rose GREGOIRE

Born: 29 May 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 April 1842, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Jean-Godefroy ROY 7 June 1835 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1775
29 August 1775
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS and Marguerite SENECAL 12 November 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Rose GREGOIRE was born 29 May 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Nicolas was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England