Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

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3 August 1750 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1827 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE Josephte ARCAND

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Born: 3 August 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Mother: Josephte ARCAND

Paternal grandparents: Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE , Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Maternal grandparents: François ARCAND , Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

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Marie-Josephte married Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 19 November 1770 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 10 January 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Michel died 12 November 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER.

Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 19 March 1827 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE married

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE
Marriage date: 19 November 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER

Children of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born: 15 March 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1855, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 30 September 1799 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Judith BERARD DITE L'EPINE

Born: 17 June 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1875, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit DUNORD 26 April 1806 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

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Birth — 1750
3 August 1750
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE and Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 19 November 1770, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 15 March 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Judith BERARD DITE L'EPINE was born 17 June 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 12 November 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1799 Marriage of Child
Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE married 30 September 1799, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Judith BERARD DITE L'EPINE married 26 April 1806, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit DUNORD

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

Death — 1827
19 March 1827
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 76.

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