Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER

Born

5 July 1777 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 February 1841 , Nicolet, Canada East

Alexis married Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN 13 October 1800 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN was born 4 December 1777 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique died 4 June 1846 in Nicolet, Canada East . Angelique was the child of Clement FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Marie-Catherine HOUDE .

Parents & Family of Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER

Parents of Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER

Father

Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER

Mother

Elisabeth PROULX

Grandparents of Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER Jeanne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph PROULX Marie-Angélique ALLARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER

Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER married

Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN
Marriage date: 13 October 1800
Marriage place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN was the child of Clement FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Marie-Catherine HOUDE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER and Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN

Marie BELLEVILLE dite PROVENCHER

Born: 24 May 1807, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felix PINARD 22 November 1830 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1777
5 July 1777
Nicolet, 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 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER and Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN 13 October 1800, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 23 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Marie BELLEVILLE dite PROVENCHER was born 24 May 1807, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Alexis was 29 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