Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

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3 March 1754 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1828 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Simon-Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD)Catherine DÉSORCY

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Born: 3 March 1754 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Simon-Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Mother: Catherine DÉSORCY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) , Geneviève GENEREUX

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel DÉSORCY , Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

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Simon married Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER 19 April 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER was born 2 September 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Josephe died 2 April 1820 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Paul HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) died 20 April 1828 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 19 April 1779
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER was the child of Paul HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Children of Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER

Antoine-Hippolyte HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

Born: 21 January 1780, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 September 1828, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Judith GUILBAULT

Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PAQUET 8 October 1804 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine HENAULT

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT 9 January 1815 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1754
3 March 1754
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER 19 April 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Antoine-Hippolyte HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) was born 21 January 1780, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Simon was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD) married 8 October 1804 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François PAQUET

1815 Marriage of Child
Madeleine HENAULT married 9 January 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER died 2 April 1820, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1828
20 April 1828
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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