Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Born

abt. 1755 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 July 1828 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Father

Claude BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Mother

Catherine CUSSON

Grandparents of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas-Charles CUSSON Marguerite RENAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR 4 October 1779 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada. Josette died 6 August 1828 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . Josette was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUSSY dit LAFLEUR and Agathe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE.

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME died 31 July 1828 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .

Married 4 October 1779, St-Sulpice, l'Assomption, Quebec, to Josephte Coussy dit Lafleur

Children:

Josephte Bourdelais
Thérèse Bourdelais
Pierre Bourdelais
François Bourdelais

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME married

Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 4 October 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUSSY dit LAFLEUR and Agathe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

Children of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR

Marie-Josephte BOURDELAIS

Born: abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE 3 February 1806 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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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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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Josette COUSSY dite LAFLEUR 4 October 1779, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOURDELAIS married 3 February 1806 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada to Pierre BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)