Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE

(b. 20 April 1746 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1805 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE was born 20 April 1746 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE was the child of Charles BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Cecile GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Catherine BERTHIAUME (maternal) René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU and Marie-Josephte POITRAS

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Josephte married Jean-François BISSON 20 February 1764 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Jean-François BISSON was born 16 November 1734 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Jean-François died 12 October 1828 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Jean-François was the child of Jean-François BISSON and Marie-Françoise PETITCLERC.

Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE died 27 September 1805 in Sainte-Marie, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE

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Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE married

Jean-François BISSON-- Date: 20 February 1764 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François BISSON was the child of Jean-François BISSON and Marie-Françoise PETITCLERC

Children of Jean-François BISSON and Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE:

Marie-Josephte BISSON (b.19 January 1765, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 July 1845, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Charles JACQUES 13 February 1787 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Anne BISSON (b.2 October 1778, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1860, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Thomas ROY 13 January 1801 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1746 Birth
20 April 1746
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE and Jean-François BISSON 20 February 1764, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 17 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BISSON was born 19 January 1765, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Josephte was 18 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.