François GERMAIN dit BELISLE

(b. 12 April 1712 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1789 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 12 April 1712 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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

François married Thérèse CHAPELAIN 27 April 1738 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse CHAPELAIN was born 14 January 1722 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Thérèse was the child of Joseph-Louis CHAPELAIN and Anne PERRAULT.

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 1 May 1789 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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François GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Thérèse CHAPELAIN-- Date: 27 April 1738 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Thérèse CHAPELAIN was the child of Joseph-Louis CHAPELAIN and Anne PERRAULT

Children of François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Thérèse CHAPELAIN:

Joseph-Louis GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.12 December 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. , )
m. Louise-Marie CARTIER dite LAFRANCE 13 February 1786 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1712 Birth
12 April 1712
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Thérèse CHAPELAIN 27 April 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 12 December 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

François was 50 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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis GERMAIN dit BELISLE married 13 February 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Louise-Marie CARTIER dite LAFRANCE