Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE

Born

13 April 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1788 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE Helene COURAULT

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Born: 13 April 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GOYER dit BELISLE

Mother: Helene COURAULT

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GOYER dit LAVIOLETTE , Barbe LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX

Maternal grandparents: Cybard COURAULT , Marie-Françoise GOUPIL

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Pierre married Marie-Charlotte LEDUC 7 February 1752 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte LEDUC was born 6 February 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Charlotte DESAUTELS.

Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE died 21 February 1788 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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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Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE married

Marie-Charlotte LEDUC
Marriage date: 7 February 1752
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte LEDUC was the child of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Charlotte DESAUTELS

Children of Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE and Marie-Charlotte LEDUC

Amable GOYER

Born: 23 September 1758, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1792, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE 21 January 1788 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1716
13 April 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1752 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE and Marie-Charlotte LEDUC 7 February 1752 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 35 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Amable GOYER was born 23 September 1758, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 42 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.

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.