Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

(b. 10 September 1719 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 18 November 1803 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 10 September 1719 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was the child of Henri BELISLE dit LAMARRE and Jeanne ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent ARCHAMBAULT and Anne COURTEMANCHE

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Jean-Gabriel married Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY 30 October 1747 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY was born 21 February 1727 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth died 23 April 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY and Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT).

Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR died 18 November 1803 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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 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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Family and Children of Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR

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Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married

Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY-- Date: 30 October 1747 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY and Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Children of Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY:

Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR (b.30 September 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1833, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 November 1767 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Brigitte BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR (b.19 January 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1824, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie PLAMONDON dit LAFLEUR 6 November 1775 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR (b.25 August 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1822, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MOISAN 3 February 1777 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR (b.2 November 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 25 February 1841, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON 4 April 1785 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR (b.16 June 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne CATY 26 September 1791 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1719 Birth
10 September 1719
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY 30 October 1747, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR was born 30 September 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel was 29 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Brigitte BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR was born 19 January 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 25 August 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel was 31 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 2 November 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel was 41 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
Joseph BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 16 June 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel was 47 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR married 16 November 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

1775 Marriage of Child
Brigitte BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR married 6 November 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie PLAMONDON dit LAFLEUR

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 Marriage of Child
Louis-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married 3 February 1777, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MOISAN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married 4 April 1785, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR married 26 September 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Anne CATY

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)