Marie POIRIAU dite BELLEFEUILLE

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1 February 1827 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

Died

20 December 1866 , Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Canada East

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Born: 1 February 1827 in Rigaud, Lower Canada

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Marie married Antoine ROBERT 22 September 1851 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine ROBERT was born 11 July 1829 in Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 25 March 1874 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada.

Marie POIRIAU dite BELLEFEUILLE died 20 December 1866 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Canada East.
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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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Marie POIRIAU dite BELLEFEUILLE married

Antoine ROBERT
Marriage date: 22 September 1851
Marriage place: Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada

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Children of Antoine ROBERT and Marie POIRIAU dite BELLEFEUILLE

Marie ROBERT

Born: 7 January 1851 , St. André East, Seigneury d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1933, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Married: Joseph Louis POTVIN 5 October 1882 Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1827
1 February 1827
Rigaud, Lower Canada

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Marriage / Partner
Marie POIRIAU dite BELLEFEUILLE and Antoine ROBERT 22 September 1851, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Marie ROBERT was born 7 January 1851 , St. André East, Seigneury d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

Marie was 23 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)