Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE

Born

16 October 1773 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 June 1859 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

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Born: 16 October 1773 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE

Mother: Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

Paternal grandparents: Louis CHEVREFILS , Marie-Anne MESSIER

Maternal grandparents: François BENOIT dit LAFOREST , Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS

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Louis married Marguerite JANELLE 7 November 1808 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite JANELLE was born 23 January 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite died 27 February 1859 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON.

Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE died 26 June 1859 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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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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Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE married

Marguerite JANELLE
Marriage date: 7 November 1808
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Marguerite JANELLE was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON

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Children:

Clothilde Bélisle Chèvrefils

Marguerite Bélisle Chèvrefils

François Bélisle Chèvrefils

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Children of Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE and Marguerite JANELLE

Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE

Born: 13 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Michel CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE

Born: 17 June 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1907, Wotton, Québec, Canada

Married: Emilie MANSEAU 22 October 1844 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Alexis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE

Born: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1773
16 October 1773
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE and Marguerite JANELLE 7 November 1808, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE was born 13 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 37 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Michel CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE was born 17 June 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 48 years old.

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death of Child
Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE died 3 March 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis was 68 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)

1844 Marriage of Child
Michel CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE married 22 October 1844, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Emilie MANSEAU

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1859
26 June 1859
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.

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