Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE

(b. 18 February 1753 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1828 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE was born 18 February 1753 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE was the child of Joseph-Marie BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE and Felicite GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Josephte MARCEAU (maternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL

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

Joseph married Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 7 November 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 2 January 1751 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 19 January 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS.

Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE died 23 December 1828 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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Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE married

Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE)-- Date: 7 November 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Children of Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE and Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE):

Geneviève BOULANGER dite LEFEBVRE (b.31 May 1778, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1841, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Louis CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ 15 February 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1753 Birth
18 February 1753
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Joseph BOULANGER dit LEFEBVRE and Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 7 November 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOULANGER dite LEFEBVRE was born 31 May 1778, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 25 years old.

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)

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 19 January 1798, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BOULANGER dite LEFEBVRE married 15 February 1803, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ

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)

1828 Death
23 December 1828
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.

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