Rene MONET dit BOISMENU

Born

19 October 1752 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

27 January 1788 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas MONET Marie-Josephe TESSIER

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Born: 19 October 1752 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas MONET

Mother: Marie-Josephe TESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas MONET dit BOISMENU , Jeanne VIAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE , Elisabeth RENAUD

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Rene married Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) 13 February 1775 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) was born 7 September 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Catherine died 14 March 1840 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Catherine was the child of Christophe MULAIRE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU.

Rene MONET dit BOISMENU died 27 January 1788 in L'Acadie, 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 Rene MONET dit BOISMENU

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Rene MONET dit BOISMENU married

Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE)
Marriage date: 13 February 1775
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) was the child of Christophe MULAIRE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU

Children of Rene MONET dit BOISMENU and Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE)

Catherine MONETTE

Born: 12 June 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1802, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DEMERS 3 February 1800 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louis MONET dit BOISMENU

Born: 10 January 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1842, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Marie ST-JEAN dite DELUBAC 25 November 1805 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1752
19 October 1752
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Rene MONET dit BOISMENU and Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) 13 February 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 22 years old.

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.