René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE

(b. 9 August 1764 , Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 December 1832 , Grondines, Lower Canada )

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René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was born 9 August 1764 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada

René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was the child of René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Antoinette TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HAMELIN and Marie-Louise DUMONTIER (maternal) Louis TROTTIER and Louise-Madeleine HAMELIN

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René married Josephte DUBORD 15 February 1791 in Grondines, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Josephte DUBORD was born 10 November 1771 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Josephte died 10 February 1848 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Josephte was the child of Benoni DUBORD and Thérèse CHAREST.

René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE died 8 December 1832 in Grondines, 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 René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE

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Josephte DUBORD-- Date: 15 February 1791 Place: Grondines, Lower Canada
Josephte DUBORD was the child of Benoni DUBORD and Thérèse CHAREST

Children of René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Josephte DUBORD:

Marguerite HAMELIN (b.8 April 1794, Grondines, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Augustin TROTTIER 1 February 1814 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1764 Birth
9 August 1764
Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Josephte DUBORD 15 February 1791, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 26 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite HAMELIN was born 8 April 1794, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

René was 29 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HAMELIN married 1 February 1814, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Augustin TROTTIER

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