Joseph-Marie BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE

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22 June 1734 , Beauceville, Canada, New France

Died

14 April 1821 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER Marie-Josephte MARCEAU

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Born: 22 June 1734 in Beauceville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

Mother: Marie-Josephte MARCEAU

Paternal grandparents: Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER , Marie-Madeleine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Maternal grandparents: Louis MARCEAU , Jeanne DUMAS

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Joseph-Marie married Felicite GOSSELIN 6 February 1752 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite GOSSELIN was born 6 September 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 25 July 1809 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Felicite was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL.

Joseph-Marie BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE died 14 April 1821 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Felicite GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 6 February 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Felicite GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL

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Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE

Born: 18 February 1753, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1828, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 7 November 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
22 June 1734
Beauceville, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE and Felicite GOSSELIN 6 February 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 17 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE was born 18 February 1753, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 18 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE married 7 November 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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.