Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

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22 January 1740 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1811 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

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Born: 22 January 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Mother: Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE , Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER , Marguerite LESIEGE

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Nicolas married Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 23 January 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 4 November 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS.

Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE died 24 April 1811 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE married

Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)
Marriage date: 23 January 1764
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

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Jean-Baptiste RIEL

Born: 10 July 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Cecile LANCTOT 10 October 1796 Place: Châteauguay, 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 — 1740
22 January 1740
Montréal, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 23 January 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIEL was born 10 July 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Nicolas was 30 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.

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIEL married 10 October 1796, Châteauguay, Lower Canada to Cecile LANCTOT

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

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) died 4 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1811
24 April 1811
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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