Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. 14 June 1696 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1765 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE was born 14 June 1696 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (maternal) Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and Renee LOPPE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX 13 December 1728 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX was born 21 June 1704 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine died 13 March 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Marie GAREAU.

Charles married (2) Marie-Louise PETIT 7 January 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise PETIT was born 27 September 1701 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 25 February 1787 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Louise was the child of Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE died 5 October 1765 in Verchères, 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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Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX-- Date: 13 December 1728 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Marie GAREAU

Children of Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX:

Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE (b.28 December 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1800, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE 10 January 1757 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Louise PETIT-- Date: 7 January 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise PETIT was the child of Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Louise PETIT:

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1696 Birth
14 June 1696
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX 13 December 1728, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 32 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE was born 28 December 1731, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charles was 35 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX died 13 March 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Charles MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Louise PETIT 7 January 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 59 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE married 10 January 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE

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.

1765 Death
5 October 1765
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 69.

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