Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE

Born

8 May 1728 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1777 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES

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Born: 8 May 1728 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE

Mother: Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE , Catherine DORIBEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GODIN dit CHATILLON , Jeanne COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Pierre married Catherine BOURBEAU 6 November 1747 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine BOURBEAU was born 19 September 1731 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Catherine died 25 January 1781 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT).

Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE died 7 November 1777 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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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Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE married

Catherine BOURBEAU
Marriage date: 6 November 1747
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine BOURBEAU was the child of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Children of Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU

Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE

Born: 6 August 1753, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1782, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 15 February 1779 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

Born: 25 April 1762, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Died: 8 October 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite ROUX 16 February 1784 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE

Born: 8 March 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine MANDEVILLE 3 November 1791 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1728
8 May 1728
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU 6 November 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE was born 6 August 1753, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE was born 25 April 1762, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 33 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was born 8 March 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 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.