Geneviève BLEAU dite ALEXANDRE

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abt. 1723 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

30 June 1802 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Alexis BLEAU Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE

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Born: abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Alexis BLEAU

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit LAFERRIÈRE (CHARON) , Anne D'ANNEVILLE

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Geneviève married François BOULAY 1 April 1743 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François BOULAY was born 26 July 1707 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). François was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET.

Geneviève BLEAU dite ALEXANDRE died 30 June 1802 in Montmagny, 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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Geneviève BLEAU dite ALEXANDRE married

François BOULAY
Marriage date: 1 April 1743
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
François BOULAY was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET

Children of François BOULAY and Geneviève BLEAU dite ALEXANDRE

Fr BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 8 September 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1832, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Pierre BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 10 December 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY 21 September 1778 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1743 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BLEAU dite ALEXANDRE and François BOULAY 1 April 1743, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1747 Birth of Child
Fr BOULET (BOULAY) was born 8 September 1747, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre BOULET (BOULAY) was born 10 December 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOULET (BOULAY) married 21 September 1778, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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