Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

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19 November 1719 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

19 December 1768 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ Jeanne LEMIEUX

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Born: 19 November 1719 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Jeanne LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY)

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel LEMIEUX , Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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Julien married Marie-Josephe DEMERS 26 November 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe DEMERS was born 14 April 1724 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU.

Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ died 19 December 1768 in La Prairie, 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 Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

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Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ married

Marie-Josephe DEMERS
Marriage date: 26 November 1742
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DEMERS was the child of Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

Children of Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Josephe DEMERS

Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Born: 21 March 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 March 1820, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BÉTOURNAY 28 May 1764 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Born: 15 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Paul SENÉCAL 23 November 1772 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1719
19 November 1719
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Josephe DEMERS 26 November 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was born 21 March 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Julien was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ was born 15 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Julien was 33 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ married 28 May 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BÉTOURNAY