Genevieve JANVRY dite BELAIRE

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21 August 1832 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Born: 21 August 1832 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Genevieve married Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE 8 April 1850 in Île Bizard, L'Île-Bizard--Sainte-Geneviève, Montreal, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE was born 12 July 1829 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Charles died 1 May 1905 in Masson, Quebec, Canada.

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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Genevieve JANVRY dite BELAIRE married

Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE
Marriage date: 8 April 1850
Marriage place: Île Bizard, L'Île-Bizard--Sainte-Geneviève, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE and Genevieve JANVRY dite BELAIRE

Malvina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE

Born: 28 September 1863, L'Île-Bizard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1928, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada

Married: Olivier LAVERGNE 30 June 1884

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Birth — 1832
21 August 1832
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

1850 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve JANVRY dite BELAIRE and Charles BRAYER dit ST PIERRE 8 April 1850, Île Bizard, L'Île-Bizard--Sainte-Geneviève, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Malvina BRAYER dite ST PIERRE was born 28 September 1863, L'Île-Bizard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Genevieve was 31 years old.

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