Jean-Baptiste BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR

Born

9 April 1742 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1823 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

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Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR Marie-Anne MARANDA

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Born: 9 April 1742 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR

Mother: Marie-Anne MARANDA

Maternal grandparents: Charles MARANDEAU (MARANDA) , Denise FISET

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite-Amable PARENT 1 February 1768 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Amable PARENT was born 2 March 1745 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite-Amable died 18 March 1830 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Marguerite-Amable was the child of Jean-François PARENT and Genevieve LANGLOIS.

Jean-Baptiste BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR died 27 April 1823 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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 BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR married

Marguerite-Amable PARENT
Marriage date: 1 February 1768
Marriage place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marguerite-Amable PARENT was the child of Jean-François PARENT and Genevieve LANGLOIS

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Louis BERIAULT

Born: 21 January 1771, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Married: Marie DUBE 9 January 1797 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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Birth — 1742
9 April 1742
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR and Marguerite-Amable PARENT 1 February 1768, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

He was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis BERIAULT was born 21 January 1771, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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.