Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

(b. 19 December 1743 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1806 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS was born 19 December 1743 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS was the child of Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Angelique LABRECHE dite DEZIEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN (maternal) Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Joseph married Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE 5 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 11 May 1751 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite died 21 May 1833 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY.

Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS died 23 September 1806 in Louiseville, 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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Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE-- Date: 5 February 1770 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY

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1743 Birth
19 December 1743
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE 5 February 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 26 years old.

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.