Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Born

24 September 1749 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

2 June 1802 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Francois-Beloni married Marie-Louise MASSON 23 November 1772 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MASSON was born 29 April 1752 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 19 February 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT .

Parents & Family of Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Parents of Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Father

Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Mother

Marie-Anne PLANTE

Grandparents of Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Paternal grandparents

François DUFAULT Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Augustin PLANTE Geneviève CHARTIER

m. Maillot Francoise

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS married

Marie-Louise MASSON
Marriage date: 23 November 1772
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MASSON was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT

Children of Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Louise MASSON

Olivier DUFAULT

Born: 7 October 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele BIRON 27 August 1821 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1749
24 September 1749
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Louise MASSON 23 November 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Olivier DUFAULT was born 7 October 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois-Beloni was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MASSON died 19 February 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

Death — 1802
2 June 1802
Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 52.

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