Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

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17 May 1711 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

6 February 1787 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Louise COUTU (COTTU)

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Born: 17 May 1711 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Mother: Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: François COUTU (COTTU) , Jeanne VERDON

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Maurice married Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE 21 April 1738 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE was born 11 September 1716 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Anne-Aimee died 11 February 1776 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Anne-Aimee was the child of Charles DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne JANOT dite BELHUMEUR.

Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE died 6 February 1787 in Contrecœur, 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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Spouse & Children of Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

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Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE
Marriage date: 21 April 1738
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE was the child of Charles DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne JANOT dite BELHUMEUR

Children of Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE

Marie-Anne-Elisabeth RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Born: 20 May 1740, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1805, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine-Joseph LAMARCHE dit MOMET 17 January 1757 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Born: 28 September 1741, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1816, St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada

Married: Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN 12 January 1761 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Born: 28 November 1746, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 16 January 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Josephe RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 June 1787, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 28 September 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1711
17 May 1711
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE 21 April 1738 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Elisabeth RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 20 May 1740, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Maurice was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 28 September 1741, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Maurice was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE was born 28 November 1746, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Maurice was 35 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Elisabeth RIEL dite L'IRLANDE married 17 January 1757 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Antoine-Joseph LAMARCHE dit MOMET

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE married 12 January 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe RIEL dite L'IRLANDE married 28 September 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE married 16 January 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE died 11 February 1776, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1787
6 February 1787
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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