René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU

Born

19 May 1678 , Poitiers, France

Died

6 February 1735 , Québec, Canada, New France

René married Marie-Josephte POITRAS 29 January 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 29 May 1763 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE .

Parents & Family of René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU

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René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1712.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Jacques Girard and Marie Nicolle Coustin

Spouses, Marriages & Children of René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU

René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU married

Marie-Josephte POITRAS
Marriage date: 29 January 1712
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE

Children of René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU and Marie-Josephte POITRAS

Reine-Jeanne-Anne GIRARD

Born: 28 November 1712, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel FLIBOTTE (PHILIBOT) 25 August 1729 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Born: 29 March 1723, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MIGNERON 24 November 1750 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Cecile GIRARD

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 October 1760, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles BELLEAU dit LAROSE 5 July 1745 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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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 — 1678
19 May 1678
Poitiers, France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU and Marie-Josephte POITRAS 29 January 1712 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 33 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Reine-Jeanne-Anne GIRARD was born 28 November 1712, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

René was 34 years old.

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

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 29 March 1723, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

René was 44 years old.

1729 Marriage of Child
Reine-Jeanne-Anne GIRARD married 25 August 1729, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France to Gabriel FLIBOTTE (PHILIBOT)