Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

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29 November 1750 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

16 February 1811 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Pierre DUCHESNE Angélique LAVOIE

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Born: 29 November 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DUCHESNE

Mother: Angélique LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LAVOIE , Angélique GARAND

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Suzanne married Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 2 November 1766 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was born 8 August 1743 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-François died 6 March 1829 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Jean-François was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE.

Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE died 16 February 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS
Marriage date: 2 November 1766
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

Children of Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS and Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS

Born: 9 April 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dorothee BELLEY 22 January 1799 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

Born: 12 November 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne GIRARD 14 May 1793 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

Born: 16 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Josephte VANDAL 3 November 1807 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS

Born: 25 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Judith FORTIN 14 November 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

Born: 20 December 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LAVOIE 10 September 1816 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1750
29 November 1750
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 2 November 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 15 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was born 9 April 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 18 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 12 November 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 20 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 16 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS was born 25 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 34 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 20 December 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS married 14 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne GIRARD

1799 Marriage of Child
Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS married 22 January 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Dorothee BELLEY

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS married 3 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte VANDAL