Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU

(b. 15 August 1754 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1829 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU was born 15 August 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU was the child of Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Josephe OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Bernard HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Charlotte GAGNON (maternal) Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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

Joseph-Francois married Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER was born 17 December 1764 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Louise died 23 October 1843 in St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Angélique LIZOTTE.

Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU died 18 June 1829 in Kamouraska, 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-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU married

Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER-- Date: 11 November 1782 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Angélique LIZOTTE

Children of Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER:

Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU (b.16 August 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 September 1869, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Modeste DUMAIS dite ROSSIGNOL 28 October 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1754 Birth
15 August 1754
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Louise ROY dite LAUZIER 11 November 1782, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU was born 16 August 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Francois was 32 years old.

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)

1811 Marriage of Child
Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU married 28 October 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Modeste DUMAIS dite ROSSIGNOL

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)