Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

(b. abt. 1783 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 December 1856 , Saint-Henri, Canada East )

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Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born abt. 1783 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was the child of Ambroise GAGNE and Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF and Josephte MORIN

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

Marie married Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) 28 October 1806 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) was born 3 May 1776 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jacques died 9 December 1845 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Jacques was the child of Antoine DUTIL (DUTILLE) and Marguerite ADAM.

Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE died 21 December 1856 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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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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Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married

Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE)-- Date: 28 October 1806 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) was the child of Antoine DUTIL (DUTILLE) and Marguerite ADAM

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Children of Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) and Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE:

Josephte DUTIL (DUTILLE) (b.10 May 1809, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Edouard FRECHETTE 20 February 1827 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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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)

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE and Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) 28 October 1806, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

1809 Birth of Child
Josephte DUTIL (DUTILLE) was born 10 May 1809, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUTIL (DUTILLE) married 20 February 1827, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Edouard FRECHETTE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)