Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX

Born

14 January 1776 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 May 1830 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Charles-Hyacinthe LEHOUX Louise LESSARD

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Born: 14 January 1776 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles-Hyacinthe LEHOUX

Mother: Louise LESSARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Hyacinthe LEHOUX , Françoise MORISSET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESSARD , Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

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Jean married Elisabeth MENARD 16 January 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth MENARD was born 3 November 1787 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Adrien MENARD and Marguerite LEFEBVRE.

Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX died 28 May 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Spouse & Children of Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX

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Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX married

Elisabeth MENARD
Marriage date: 16 January 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Elisabeth MENARD was the child of Pierre-Adrien MENARD and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

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Children of Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX and Elisabeth MENARD

Louise HOULE

Born: 9 December 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHICOINE 27 October 1835 Place: Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1776
14 January 1776
Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean HOULE dit LEHOUX and Elisabeth MENARD 16 January 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 28 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Louise HOULE was born 9 December 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean was 40 years old.

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