Joseph JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

Born

12 May 1731 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

21 May 1819 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

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Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR Marie-Anne ALARIE

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Born: 12 May 1731 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne ALARIE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JANOT dit BELHUMEUR , Jeanne RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: René ALARIE , Marie-Anne ROYER

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Joseph married Therese LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 2 February 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Therese LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 19 July 1735 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Therese died 26 May 1805 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Therese was the child of Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Joseph JANOT dit BELHUMEUR died 21 May 1819 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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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Joseph JANOT dit BELHUMEUR married

Therese LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Therese LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Madeleine LANGLOIS

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Birth — 1731
12 May 1731
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Therese LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 2 February 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 29 years old.

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.

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.