Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR

Born

28 July 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 August 1846 , Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

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Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

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Born: 28 July 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE , Marie-Anne LAROCHE

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Michel married Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES 1 May 1786 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 28 May 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 15 April 1824 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Françoise BOUVIER.

Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR died 2 August 1846 in Marieville, Rouville, Canada East .
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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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Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR married

Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES
Marriage date: 1 May 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Françoise BOUVIER

Children of Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR and Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Charlotte LASNIER

Born: 3 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis PONTON 30 July 1804 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

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Birth — 1766
28 July 1766
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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR and Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES 1 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Charlotte LASNIER was born 3 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel was 19 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LASNIER married 30 July 1804, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Louis PONTON

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