Francois-Amable THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ

Born

16 October 1730 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1791 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 16 October 1730 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE , Catherine BEAUDRY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) , Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

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Francois-Amable married Marie-Victoire FORTIN 6 June 1768 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Victoire FORTIN was born 11 February 1750 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Victoire died 15 February 1831 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Victoire was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS.

Francois-Amable THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ died 22 March 1791 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.

m. Fortin Marie-Victoire

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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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Francois-Amable THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ married

Marie-Victoire FORTIN
Marriage date: 6 June 1768
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS

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Francois THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ

Born: 20 March 1778, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1853, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada East

Marie-Victoire THIBAULT

Born: 27 December 1779, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1730
16 October 1730
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Amable THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Victoire FORTIN 6 June 1768, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 37 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Francois THIBAULT dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 20 March 1778, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Francois-Amable was 47 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire THIBAULT was born 27 December 1779, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Francois-Amable was 49 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)