Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE

Born

1 October 1700 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1774 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph HOUDE dit BELLEFEUILLE Louise-Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Born: 1 October 1700 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph HOUDE dit BELLEFEUILLE

Mother: Louise-Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)

Paternal grandparents: Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS , Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: François GARNIER dit PELLERIN (GRENIER) , Jacqueline Marie (Jacquette) FRESLON

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Marie-Françoise married Louis HAMEL 10 August 1716 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Louis HAMEL was born 3 October 1692 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Louis died 5 May 1767 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE.

Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE died 9 March 1774 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE

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Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE married

Louis HAMEL
Marriage date: 10 August 1716
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Louis HAMEL was the child of Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE

Joseph-Louis HAMEL

Born: abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 February 1794, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT 27 August 1742 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Jacques HAMEL

Born: abt. 1717, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 January 1770, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine FRENET (FRENETTE) 11 August 1755 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Louis HAMEL

Born: abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique-Michelle LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE 4 November 1743 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Antoine-Louis HAMEL

Born: abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 July 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEMIRE 22 February 1745 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique DUMONT 19 July 1756 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie HAMEL

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 June 1793, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HAMEL 24 April 1758 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Françoise HAMEL

Born: 26 August 1728, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Etienne BOISVERT 4 November 1743 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charlotte HAMEL

Born: 8 July 1730, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1792, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin GAUTHIER 21 January 1754 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Josephte HAMEL

Born: 28 March 1732, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1806, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Louis HAMEL 20 August 1764 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charles HAMEL

Born: 25 November 1735, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Louise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHENE 31 March 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Joseph HAMEL

Born: 10 May 1740, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1820, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Louise AUGER 18 February 1765 Place: Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Married: Madeleine MARCOTTE 24 January 1780 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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Birth — 1700
1 October 1700
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE and Louis HAMEL 10 August 1716, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 15 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Birth of Child
Françoise HAMEL was born 26 August 1728, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Charlotte HAMEL was born 8 July 1730, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Josephte HAMEL was born 28 March 1732, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Charles HAMEL was born 25 November 1735, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph HAMEL was born 10 May 1740, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 39 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis HAMEL married 27 August 1742, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT

1743 Marriage of Child
Françoise HAMEL married 4 November 1743, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Etienne BOISVERT

1743 Marriage of Child
Louis HAMEL married 4 November 1743, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Angélique-Michelle LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE

1745 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Louis HAMEL married 22 February 1745, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LEMIRE

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Charlotte HAMEL married 21 January 1754, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Augustin GAUTHIER

1755 Marriage of Child
Jacques HAMEL married 11 August 1755, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Madeleine FRENET (FRENETTE)

1756 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Louis HAMEL married 19 July 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique DUMONT

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie HAMEL married 24 April 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Joseph HAMEL

1761 Marriage of Child
Charles HAMEL married 31 March 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Louise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHENE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Josephte HAMEL married 20 August 1764, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Jean-Louis HAMEL

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Joseph HAMEL married 18 February 1765, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Louise AUGER