Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON

(b. 30 October 1767 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1846 , Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA )

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Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON was born 30 October 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON was the child of Jean Baptiste CHIASSON dit GIASSON and Marie Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abraham CHIASSON and Marie POIRIER (maternal) Anselme BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Marguerite GAUDET

Jean was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1846.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 29 September 1783 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born March 19, 1767 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephe died abt. 1801 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe was the child of François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY.

Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON died 6 May 1846 in Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA .

died at St-Joseph-du-Corbeau

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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 GIASSON dit CHIASSON married

Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE-- Date: 29 September 1783 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was the child of François BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Jeanne CARPENTIER dite BAILLY

Children of Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON and Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE:

Florent GIASSON (b.17 January 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1848, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA )
m. Marie BÉRARD dite LEPINE 10 January 1809 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1767 Birth
30 October 1767
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON and Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 29 September 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 15 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Florent GIASSON was born 17 January 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean was 22 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
Florent GIASSON married 10 January 1809, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie BÉRARD dite LEPINE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)