Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

Born

3 September 1797 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

1 July 1889 , Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA

Joseph married Catherine HUS MILLET 23 September 1823 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine HUS MILLET was born 9 March 1804 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Catherine died 8 October 1830 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE married

Catherine HUS MILLET
Marriage date: 23 September 1823
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine HUS MILLET

Felix LABARRE

Born: 20 July 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 28 September 1915, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Married: Catherine LAURENCE (LAWRENCE) 2 January 1850 Place: St Paul, Minnesota Territory

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1797
3 September 1797
Sorel, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1823 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine HUS MILLET 23 September 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 26 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Felix LABARRE was born 20 July 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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