Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

Born

9 March 1743 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

6 November 1812 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND Josephte TELLIER

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Born: 9 March 1743 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND

Mother: Josephte TELLIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François BERTRAND , Anne RICHARD

Maternal grandparents: François TELLIER , Anne PAGÉ

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Joseph married Therese GERMAIN 18 February 1765 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese GERMAIN was born 28 October 1745 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Therese died 1 March 1830 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN.

Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD died 6 November 1812 in Batiscan, 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 BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD married

Therese GERMAIN
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese GERMAIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN

Children of Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Therese GERMAIN

Madeleine BERTRAND

Born: 6 September 1779, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean MORIN 4 October 1803 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1743
9 March 1743
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Therese GERMAIN 18 February 1765, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Madeleine BERTRAND was born 6 September 1779, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 36 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)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BERTRAND married 4 October 1803, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Jean MORIN