François MENARD dit BELLEROSE

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abt. 1760 , Québec Province, Canada

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Antoine MENARD dit BELLEROSE Marie-Françoise DAIGNEAU (DENEAU) (DENIAU)

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Born: abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Antoine MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Mother: Marie-Françoise DAIGNEAU (DENEAU) (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE , Marie-Madeleine BRIEN

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DAIGNEAU (DENEAU) (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS , Catherine BISAILLON

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François married Marie-Anne VAUTRIN 27 February 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne VAUTRIN was born 24 July 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles VAUTRIN dit BIENVENU and Catherine BOIRE.

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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François MENARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Anne VAUTRIN
Marriage date: 27 February 1786
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne VAUTRIN was the child of Charles VAUTRIN dit BIENVENU and Catherine BOIRE

Children of François MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Anne VAUTRIN

Pierre MENARD

Born: 23 April 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1878, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Felicite CATTEMAN 25 February 1811 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne MENARD dite BELLEROSE

Born: 2 September 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 26 July 1859, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Charles RICHARD 24 September 1810 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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1786 Marriage / Partner
François MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Anne VAUTRIN 27 February 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre MENARD was born 23 April 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MENARD dite BELLEROSE was born 2 September 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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