Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Born

abt. 1700 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

25 April 1751 , Grondines, Canada, New France

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Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

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Born: abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Mother: Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Robert GERMAIN , Marie COIGNARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MARCOTTE , Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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Marguerite married Alexis SAUVAGEAU 10 August 1723 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis SAUVAGEAU was born 24 April 1695 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Alexis was the child of Alexis SAUVAGEAU and Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE.

Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 25 April 1751 in Grondines, Canada, New France .
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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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Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE married

Alexis SAUVAGEAU
Marriage date: 10 August 1723
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Alexis SAUVAGEAU was the child of Alexis SAUVAGEAU and Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE

Children of Alexis SAUVAGEAU and Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Joseph-Marie SAUVAGEAU

Born: 14 February 1726, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1804, Grondines, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise BRUNET 7 April 1750 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Michel SAUVAGEAU

Born: 2 January 1739, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1797, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Louise LEVASSEUR 21 August 1770 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE and Alexis SAUVAGEAU 10 August 1723, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)