Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

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6 November 1735 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

7 June 1799 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

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Born: 6 November 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine BOURDELAIS dit BREME , Marie BELAIR dite DELPECHE

Maternal grandparents: Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) , Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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Laurent married Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ 2 February 1755 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ was born 30 January 1735 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Louise-Catherine died 18 November 1782 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise-Catherine was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC.

Laurent married (2) Marguerite ROUSSEAU 24 January 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite ROUSSEAU was born 7 May 1734 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 26 December 1814 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE.

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME died 7 June 1799 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

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Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME married

Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ
Marriage date: 2 February 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ

Marie-Laurent BREME

Born: 9 March 1756, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Born: 21 March 1757, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1757, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph BREME

Born: 8 May 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Louis BREME

Born: 21 June 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Pierre-Sulpice BREME

Born: 16 September 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: 7 November 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Canada

Françoise BREUME dite BOURDELAIS

Born: 18 December 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: 27 April 1812, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Amable MORIN 13 January 1783 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Sulpice BREME

Born: 17 January 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 June 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BREME

Born: 11 February 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BREME

Born: 25 February 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 January 1831, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Michel BREME

Born: 29 September 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 October 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS

Born: 3 March 1768, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1850, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 17 February 1806 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Michel BREME

Born: 16 May 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Ambroise BREME

Born: 16 May 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Born: 2 August 1770, Joliette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS

Born: 19 June 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS

Born: 13 March 1777, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS

Born: 28 June 1778, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME married

Marguerite ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 24 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite ROUSSEAU was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE

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Birth — 1735
6 November 1735
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1735
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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME - Baptism record not available, but Laurent does appear in the index.

Baptism record not available, but Laurent does appear in the index.

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

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ 2 February 1755, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME - 1755 marriage

1755 marriage

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Laurent BREME was born 9 March 1756, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 20 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was born 21 March 1757, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph BREME was born 8 May 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louis BREME was born 21 June 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre-Sulpice BREME was born 16 September 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Françoise BREUME dite BOURDELAIS was born 18 December 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Sulpice BREME was born 17 January 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 27 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BREME was born 11 February 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREME was born 25 February 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 29 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Sulpice BREME died 16 June 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel BREME was born 29 September 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 30 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS was born 3 March 1768, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Ambroise BREME was born 16 May 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Michel BREME was born 16 May 1769, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Francois BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME was born 2 August 1770, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Laurent was 34 years old.

1771 Death of Child
Marie-Laurent BREME died 27 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS was born 19 June 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 36 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS was born 13 March 1777, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 41 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRÊME dite BOURDELAIS was born 28 June 1778, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Laurent was 42 years old.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise-Catherine MASSÉ died 18 November 1782, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1783 Marriage of Child
Françoise BREUME dite BOURDELAIS married 13 January 1783, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louis-Amable MORIN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Marguerite ROUSSEAU 24 January 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 49 years old.