Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

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27 September 1755 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

21 October 1825 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

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Born: 27 September 1755 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Mother: Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Joseph AMIOT , Marie-Louise BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier GAGNÉ , Geneviève FILION

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Basile married Felicite COTE 23 July 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Felicite COTE was born 16 September 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 22 August 1858 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Felicite was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY.

Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE died 21 October 1825 in La Malbaie, 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.

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Spouse & Children of Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

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Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE married

Felicite COTE
Marriage date: 23 July 1793
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Felicite COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY

Children of Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Felicite COTE

Louis VILLENEUVE

Born: 29 August 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 29 November 1875, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie LESSARD 1 February 1814 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Angele VILLENEUVE

Born: 30 May 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: André LABERGE 19 November 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 26 November 1822 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine VILLENEUVE

Born: 25 March 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 December 1881, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis BERGERON 6 February 1815 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile VILLENEUVE

Born: 24 July 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 July 1870, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 9 January 1821 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT

Born: 3 May 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 November 1860, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Pierre HARVEY 21 November 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Denis VILLENEUVE

Born: 15 July 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 October 1886, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 17 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie VILLENEUVE

Born: 20 March 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 August 1893, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin GAUDREAU 7 November 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Adelaide VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT

Born: 24 December 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 3 December 1832, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Francois TREMBLAY 9 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1755
27 September 1755
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Basile AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Felicite COTE 23 July 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 37 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Louis VILLENEUVE was born 29 August 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 38 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angele VILLENEUVE was born 30 May 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 40 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Madeleine VILLENEUVE was born 25 March 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 42 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Basile VILLENEUVE was born 24 July 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 44 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT was born 3 May 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 46 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Denis VILLENEUVE was born 15 July 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 50 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Marie VILLENEUVE was born 20 March 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 52 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Angele VILLENEUVE married 19 November 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to André LABERGE

1812 Birth of Child
Adelaide VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT was born 24 December 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 57 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Louis VILLENEUVE married 1 February 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie LESSARD

1815 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VILLENEUVE married 6 February 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Alexis BERGERON

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT married 21 November 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Pierre HARVEY

1821 Marriage of Child
Basile VILLENEUVE married 9 January 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

1822 Marriage of Child
Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT married 26 November 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)