Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC

Born

19 June 1741 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1767 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BEAULAC Catherine MESSIER

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Born: 19 June 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BEAULAC

Mother: Catherine MESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques LEFEBVRE , Marie BEAUDRY

Maternal grandparents: René MESSIER , Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Thérèse married Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) 30 January 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 July 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph died 10 January 1810 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN.

Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC died 29 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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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Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC married

Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
Marriage date: 30 January 1764
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN

Children of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC

Joseph CAYA

Born: 5 November 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT 27 February 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse CAYA

Born: 1 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine CAYA

Born: abt. 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
19 June 1741
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC and Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) 30 January 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 22 years old.

Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC - 1764 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

1764 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 5 November 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Thérèse was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse CAYA was born 1 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Thérèse was 25 years old.