Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

Born

11 August 1735 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1817 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise GINGRAS 23 May 1762 in Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise GINGRAS was born 15 October 1735 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Marie-Françoise died 14 September 1780 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

Father

Pierre DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dit LABRÈCHE

Mother

Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dit LABRÈCHE Marie-Madeleine CAMPAGNA

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR Catherine DEMERS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE married

Marie-Françoise GINGRAS
Marriage date: 23 May 1762
Marriage place: Laval, Canada
Marie-Françoise GINGRAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Françoise GINGRAS

Josephte DEZIEL dite LABRECHE

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GUILBAULT 18 November 1788 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1735
11 August 1735
Laval, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Françoise GINGRAS 23 May 1762, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 26 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise GINGRAS died 14 September 1780, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Josephte DEZIEL dite LABRECHE married 18 November 1788, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis GUILBAULT

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)

Death — 1817
7 November 1817
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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