François GERMAIN dit BELISLE

(b. 8 June 1754 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1834 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 8 June 1754 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Anne GROLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GROLEAU and Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL

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François married Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) 9 October 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 27 March 1757 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Charlotte died 22 December 1836 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Charlotte was the child of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE.

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 6 February 1834 in Saint-Jacques, 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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François GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST)-- Date: 9 October 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

Children of François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST):

Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.7 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte ROBERGE 3 April 1815 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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1754 Birth
8 June 1754
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) 9 October 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 7 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François was 32 years old.

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)

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE married 3 April 1815, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Josephte ROBERGE

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

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England