Genevieve LEMIRE
Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 8 January 1781 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève
CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Born
21 September 1738
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Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died
10 July 1804
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Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
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Born: 21 September 1738 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
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Geneviève married Antoine LEMIRE 8 January 1758 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Antoine LEMIRE was born 11 July 1734 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Antoine died 24 January 1803 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Antoine was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY.
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 10 July 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE married 
Antoine LEMIRE
Marriage date: 8 January 1758
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Antoine LEMIRE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY
Antoine LEMIREMarriage date: 8 January 1758
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Antoine LEMIRE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY
Children of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Francois LEMIRE
Born: 22 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 25 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Elisabeth LEMIRE
Born: 23 October 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1843, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 11 October 1843, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Married: Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE 6 May 1799 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 173821 September 1738
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
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1758 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE and Antoine LEMIRE 8 January 1758 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
She was 19 years old.
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 Birth of ChildFrancois LEMIRE was born 22 April 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Geneviève was 31 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildCharlotte LEMIRE was born 1 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Geneviève was 36 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.1777 Birth of ChildElisabeth LEMIRE was born 23 October 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Geneviève was 39 years old.
1780 Marriage of ChildAntoine LEMIRE married 31 March 1780 , , Québec Province, Canada to Marie-Josephe PROULX
1781 Marriage of ChildGenevieve LEMIRE married 8 January 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PROULX
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 Canada1799 Marriage of ChildElisabeth LEMIRE married 6 May 1799, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerAntoine LEMIRE died 24 January 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Death — 180410 July 1804
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.
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