Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

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22 November 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1796 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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Born: 22 November 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE

Mother: Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE , Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

Maternal grandparents: Michel POITEVIN , Françoise TREMBLAY

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Cecile married Francois TREMBLAY 3 February 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Francois TREMBLAY was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois died 25 May 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Francois was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE.

Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS died 29 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS married

Francois TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

Children of Francois TREMBLAY and Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

Abraham TREMBLAY

Born: 24 September 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GIRARD 15 November 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Thérèse TREMBLAY

Born: 1 May 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Elie-Elisee GIRARD 7 May 1800 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

Born: 17 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 July 1836, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Judith GRENON 22 January 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 6 May 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste SIMARD 1 September 1807 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1757
22 November 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS and Francois TREMBLAY 3 February 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Abraham TREMBLAY was born 24 September 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse TREMBLAY was born 1 May 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 17 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile was 30 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 6 May 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile was 32 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)