Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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29 July 1731 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

8 November 1807 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU Geneviève LEVESQUE

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Born: 29 July 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU

Mother: Geneviève LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUDON dit BEAULIEU , Marie-Angelique GOBEIL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Madeleine married Joseph GAGNON 19 November 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph GAGNON was born 2 March 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph died 19 April 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT).

Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU died 8 November 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU married

Joseph GAGNON
Marriage date: 19 November 1753
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Joseph-Michel GAGNON

Born: 30 September 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1815, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique D'ANJOU 15 February 1779 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Henri GAGNON

Born: 24 October 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1828, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LEVESQUE 20 June 1786 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Barthelemy GAGNON

Born: 22 August 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GARON 19 August 1793 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine GAGNON

Born: 7 October 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 July 1829, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre LEBEL 28 February 1791 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Abraham GAGNON

Born: 26 October 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 July 1842, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Euphrosine DUBE 19 July 1802 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1731
29 July 1731
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU and Joseph GAGNON 19 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 22 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel GAGNON was born 30 September 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Henri GAGNON was born 24 October 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine was 24 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Barthelemy GAGNON was born 22 August 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 7 October 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Abraham GAGNON was born 26 October 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine was 43 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.