Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE

(b. 17 June 1787 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE was born 17 June 1787 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Marguerite ROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU (maternal) Simon-Prisque ROUX and Marie-Louise LEMAY dite LE POUDRIER

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Joseph married Agathe GIROUARD 10 October 1809 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe GIROUARD was born 26 October 1782 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Joseph GIROUARD and Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS.

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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Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE married

Agathe GIROUARD-- Date: 10 October 1809 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Agathe GIROUARD was the child of Joseph GIROUARD and Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

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Children of Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Agathe GIROUARD:

Joseph GENEST-LABARRE (b.abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Julie HOUDE dite LECLERC 8 June 1841 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

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1787 Birth
17 June 1787
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

1809 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE and Agathe GIROUARD 10 October 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 22 years old.

Added: 3/13/2016 1:19:49 PM - Updated: 7/24/2017 10:29:58 AM