Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

(b. 20 November 1733 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1788 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME was born 20 November 1733 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME was the child of Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Marguerite-Françoise BOILEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre BOILEAU and Marguerite MENARD

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Geneviève married François BESSETTE (BESSET) 7 January 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 3 August 1724 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François died 17 January 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS.

Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME died 26 July 1788 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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 GABORIAULT dite LAPALME married

François BESSETTE (BESSET)-- Date: 7 January 1754 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
François BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS

Children of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME:

François BESSETTE (BESSET) (b.12 July 1755, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louise RACINE 7 January 1789 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent BESSETTE (b.2 December 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Archange TETREAULT 23 July 1792 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1733 Birth
20 November 1733
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME and François BESSETTE (BESSET) 7 January 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 20 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 12 July 1755, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Laurent BESSETTE was born 2 December 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
François BESSETTE (BESSET) died 17 January 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.