Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT

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23 April 1732 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1808 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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Born: 23 April 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE

Mother: Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Paternal grandparents: Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) , Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) , Jacqueline CHARRON

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Joseph-Mathurin married Ursule PELOQUIN 23 April 1759 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule PELOQUIN was born 4 October 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ursule died 12 May 1775 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ursule was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.

Joseph-Mathurin married (2) Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE 29 April 1765 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE was born 20 March 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET).

Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT died 10 June 1808 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT

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Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT married

Ursule PELOQUIN
Marriage date: 23 April 1759
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Ursule PELOQUIN was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Children of Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT and Ursule PELOQUIN

Joseph BLET

Born: 28 January 1760, Sorel, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Ursule BLET dite PETIT (BELLET)

Born: 26 May 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 February 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Barthelemy HUS LEMOINE 25 January 1802 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT married

Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE
Marriage date: 29 April 1765
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE was the child of Alexis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Children:

Marie Blet dit Petit 1768-1830

Marguerite Petit dit Belet 1771-

Agathe Petit dit Mathurin 1776-

Children of Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE

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Birth — 1732
23 April 1732
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT and Ursule PELOQUIN 23 April 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph BLET was born 28 January 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Mathurin was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE 29 April 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule BLET dite PETIT (BELLET) was born 26 May 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Mathurin was 37 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule PELOQUIN died 12 May 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule BLET dite PETIT (BELLET) married 25 January 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Barthelemy HUS LEMOINE

Death — 1808
10 June 1808
Sorel, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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