Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Born

27 November 1703 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

23 January 1783 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre FOURNIER Marie ANCELIN

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Born: 27 November 1703 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre FOURNIER

Mother: Marie ANCELIN

Maternal grandparents: René ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Marie JUIN (JOUIN)

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Ursule married Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 12 June 1738 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 28 June 1801 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL died 23 January 1783 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, 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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Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL married

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC
Marriage date: 12 June 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born: 13 July 1744, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1820, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Cécile DUMAS 13 February 1770 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1703
27 November 1703
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL and Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 12 June 1738, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 13 July 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Ursule was 40 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married 13 February 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Cécile DUMAS

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.