Thomas
JANVRY dit BELAIR
Born
7 October 1796
,
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Died
20 August 1864
,
Bombay, New York, USA
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Thomas JANVRY dit BELAIR was born 7 October 1796 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Thomas JANVRY dit BELAIR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Marie Louise ST MICHEL abt. 1816 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Louise ST MICHEL was born 14 August 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Thomas JANVRY dit BELAIR died 20 August 1864 in Bombay, New York, 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)
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Children of Thomas JANVRY dit BELAIR and Marie Louise ST MICHEL
January BELAIR (b.19 September 1825, St. Eugene, Quebec, Canada d. 6 July 1899, Massena Springs, Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, USA)m. Martha CLINE 1844
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1796 Birth 7 October 1796
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
1825 Birth of ChildJanuary BELAIR was born 19 September 1825, St. Eugene, Quebec, Canada
Thomas was 28 years old.
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)
1864 Death 20 August 1864
Bombay, New York, USA
He died at the age of 67.
Added: 11/16/2025 12:14:39 PM
- Updated: 11/16/2025 12:15:15 PM
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