Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Born

23 October 1730 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1790 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte DEGANNE 24 September 1753 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte DEGANNE was born 5 May 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 15 May 1759 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Charlotte was the child of François DEGANNE and Marie-Josèphe BOURHIS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Father

François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Mother

Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Paternal grandparents

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

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LAMOUREUX Denise VERONNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married

Charlotte DEGANNE
Marriage date: 24 September 1753
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charlotte DEGANNE was the child of François DEGANNE and Marie-Josèphe BOURHIS

Marriage notes:

Saint-Antoine-de-Pade

Children of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Charlotte DEGANNE

Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE

Born: 4 August 1756, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DUFAULT 31 January 1773 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1730
23 October 1730
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Charlotte DEGANNE 24 September 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 22 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE was born 4 August 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte DEGANNE died 15 May 1759, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE married 31 January 1773, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DUFAULT

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.