Marie-Gertrude LUPIEN dite BELAIR

Born

8 December 1729 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Died

31 October 1824 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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Born: 8 December 1729 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN

Mother: Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN , Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) , Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

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Marie-Gertrude married Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL 10 May 1762 in Maskinongé, Canada . Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL was born 8 February 1733 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Jean died 16 February 1811 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Jean was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT.

Marie-Gertrude LUPIEN dite BELAIR died 31 October 1824 in Louiseville, 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-Gertrude LUPIEN dite BELAIR married

Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL
Marriage date: 10 May 1762
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada
Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT

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Birth — 1729
8 December 1729
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Gertrude LUPIEN dite BELAIR and Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL 10 May 1762, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 32 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.