Louis
GENEST dit LABARRE
(b.
4 May 1818
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
d.
14 December 1883
,
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
)
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Louis GENEST dit LABARRE was born 4 May 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Louis GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Hermine MAILHOT 23 November 1845 in Saint-Calixte, Plessisville, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hermine MAILHOT was born 14 May 1824 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Hermine died 19 March 1890 in Saint-Paul-de-Chester, Chesterville, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada.
Louis GENEST dit LABARRE died 14 December 1883 in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Louis GENEST dit LABARRE
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Hermine MAILHOT-- Date: 23 November 1845 Place: Saint-Calixte, Plessisville, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis GENEST dit LABARRE and Hermine MAILHOT:
Marie GENEST dite LABARRE (b.3 January 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East d. 15 July 1890, )
m. Gedeon DESROSIERS 29 April 1867
Hermine MAILHOT-- Date: 23 November 1845 Place: Saint-Calixte, Plessisville, Mégantic, Quebec, CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis GENEST dit LABARRE and Hermine MAILHOT:
Marie GENEST dite LABARRE (b.3 January 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East d. 15 July 1890, )m. Gedeon DESROSIERS 29 April 1867
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1818 Birth 4 May 1818
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1845 Marriage / PartnerLouis GENEST dit LABARRE and Hermine MAILHOT 23 November 1845, Saint-Calixte, Plessisville, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1847 Birth of ChildMarie GENEST dite LABARRE was born 3 January 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Louis was 28 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 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death 14 December 1883
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 65.
Added: 10/23/2025 12:44:40 PM
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