Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Born

10 June 1766 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 December 1840 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Alexandre married Charlotte PLOURDE 28 July 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte PLOURDE was born 24 July 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 8 July 1829 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Denis PLOURDE and Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET .

Parents & Family of Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Parents of Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Father

Jean GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Angelique LEBEL

Grandparents of Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Paternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Geneviève GAMACHE

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas LEBEL Marie-Françoise MIGNEAULT (MIGNAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE married

Charlotte PLOURDE
Marriage date: 28 July 1794
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Charlotte PLOURDE was the child of Denis PLOURDE and Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET

Children of Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE and Charlotte PLOURDE

Joseph GAGNON dit BELIZLE

Born: 2 June 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 9 May 1894, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Julie-Monique HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE 15 September 1840 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexandre's Québec records.

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 — 1766
10 June 1766
Rivière-Ouelle, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE and Charlotte PLOURDE 28 July 1794, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 28 years old.

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

1816 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON dit BELIZLE was born 2 June 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexandre was 50 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