Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Born

26 February 1764 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 September 1846 , Québec, Canada East

Pierre married Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND 26 September 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND was born 19 August 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise-Genevieve died abt. 1869 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Louise-Genevieve was the child of Jean-Francois RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LARIVIERE .

Parents & Family of Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Parents of Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Father

Charles BARON dit MENARD

Mother

Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

Grandparents of Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) Marie-Jeanne LAMARRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE married

Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND
Marriage date: 26 September 1796
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND was the child of Jean-Francois RAYMOND dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Children of Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND

François-Regis MENARD

Born: 27 September 1804, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Zoe BOUTEILLE dite BONNEVILLE 5 March 1832 Place: Longueuil, Lower 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 — 1764
26 February 1764
Chambly, 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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Louise-Genevieve RAYMOND 26 September 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
François-Regis MENARD was born 27 September 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 40 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