Jean-Baptiste SUREAU dit BLONDIN

Born

13 June 1750 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1813 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

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Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN Catherine PETITCLERC (LECLERC)

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Born: 13 June 1750 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN

Mother: Catherine PETITCLERC (LECLERC)

Paternal grandparents: Hilaire SUREAU dit BLONDIN , Louise PARADIS

Maternal grandparents: François PETITCLERC , Marie-Rose VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Thérèse MARIER 2 February 1778 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse MARIER was born 16 November 1755 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Thérèse died 2 July 1832 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Flavien MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Angélique-Marie LALOUETTE dite LEBEAU.

Jean-Baptiste SUREAU dit BLONDIN died 31 December 1813 in Terrebonne, 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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Jean-Baptiste SUREAU dit BLONDIN married

Marie-Thérèse MARIER
Marriage date: 2 February 1778
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Thérèse MARIER was the child of Flavien MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Angélique-Marie LALOUETTE dite LEBEAU

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Marie-Angélique SUREAU dite BLONDIN

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: André ETHIER 12 February 1811 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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Birth — 1750
13 June 1750
Lachenaie, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Marie-Thérèse MARIER 2 February 1778, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 27 years old.

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)

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique SUREAU dite BLONDIN married 12 February 1811, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to André ETHIER