Joseph
GENEST dit LABARRE
(b.
3 September 1797
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
1 July 1889
,
Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
)
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Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE was born 3 September 1797 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 8 October 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE died 1 July 1889 in Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA.
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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 Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE
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Catherine HUS MILLET-- Date: 23 September 1823 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 (b.20 July 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 28 September 1915, St Paul, Minnesota, USA)
m. Catherine LAURENCE (LAWRENCE) 2 January 1850 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Catherine HUS MILLET-- Date: 23 September 1823 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 (b.20 July 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 28 September 1915, St Paul, Minnesota, USA)m. Catherine LAURENCE (LAWRENCE) 2 January 1850 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
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1797 Birth 3 September 1797
Sorel, Lower Canada
1823 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine HUS MILLET 23 September 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 26 years old.
1826 Birth of ChildFelix LABARRE was born 20 July 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Joseph was 28 years old.
1830 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine HUS MILLET died 8 October 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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)
1850 Marriage of ChildFelix LABARRE married 2 January 1850, St Paul, Minnesota, USA to Catherine LAURENCE (LAWRENCE)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1889 Death 1 July 1889
Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
He died at the age of 91.
Added: 11/13/2025 10:45:47 AM
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