Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE

Born

26 March 1763 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 January 1823 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE Marie Anne PARR

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Born: 26 March 1763 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE

Mother: Marie Anne PARR

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean PARR , Marie Josephte ROY dite LALIBERTÉ

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Alexis married Genevieve BARIL 19 February 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BARIL was born 29 October 1765 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve died 17 October 1855 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Genevieve was the child of Antoine BARIL and Elisabeth MAILLOT.

Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE died 23 January 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Genevieve BARIL
Marriage date: 19 February 1787
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve BARIL was the child of Antoine BARIL and Elisabeth MAILLOT

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Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Born: 2 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 August 1855, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Pierre TURCOT 7 February 1809 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1763
26 March 1763
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Genevieve BARIL 19 February 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 2 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Alexis was 29 years old.

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Veronique BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE married 7 February 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre TURCOT

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