François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Born

10 December 1701 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1738 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)

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Born: 10 December 1701 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) , Renee LOPPE

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François married Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX 17 November 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX was born 11 June 1707 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte-Élisabeth was the child of Adrien LAMOUREUX and Denise VERONNEAU.

François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 17 August 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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
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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 MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married

Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 17 November 1727
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX was the child of Adrien LAMOUREUX and Denise VERONNEAU

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Children of François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Born: 23 October 1730, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1790, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte DEGANNE 24 September 1753 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1701
10 December 1701
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX 17 November 1727, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 23 October 1730, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 28 years old.