Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR

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29 March 1704 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

16 September 1778 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR Marie-Anne MÉNARD

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Born: 29 March 1704 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne MÉNARD

Paternal grandparents: Antoine BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR , Françoise MOISAN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Jean-François married Marie-Anne THIBAULT 9 February 1728 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne THIBAULT was born 20 August 1707 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 14 February 1766 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Anne BADEAU (BADAULT).

Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR died 16 September 1778 in Montréal, 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 Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR

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Marie-Anne THIBAULT
Marriage date: 9 February 1728
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne THIBAULT was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

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Children of Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

François BRUNET

Born: 23 November 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1810, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève VANIER 9 May 1757 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Born: 4 September 1730, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1789, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie BRUNET

Born: 23 March 1732, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis BRUNET

Born: 12 July 1733, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1811, Montréal, Lower Canada

Joseph BRUNET

Born: 10 November 1734, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Born: 3 March 1736, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1813, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques MEILLEUR 22 November 1756 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Reine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Born: 23 March 1738, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1785, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles-Joseph BRUNET

Born: 15 February 1740, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1783, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BRUNET

Born: 5 November 1741, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1795, Oka, Lower Canada

Pierre BRUNET

Born: 18 April 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1704
29 March 1704
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne THIBAULT 9 February 1728, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
François BRUNET was born 23 November 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-François was 24 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR was born 4 September 1730, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-François was 26 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Rosalie BRUNET was born 23 March 1732, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 28 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Louis BRUNET was born 12 July 1733, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph BRUNET was born 10 November 1734, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 30 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR was born 3 March 1736, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 31 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR was born 23 March 1738, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph BRUNET was born 15 February 1740, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 35 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRUNET was born 5 November 1741, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-François was 37 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre BRUNET was born 18 April 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jean-François was 42 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR married 22 November 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques MEILLEUR

1757 Marriage of Child
François BRUNET married 9 May 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Geneviève VANIER

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne THIBAULT died 14 February 1766, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.