Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Born

3 March 1736 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1813 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Suzanne married Jacques MEILLEUR 22 November 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques MEILLEUR was born 26 January 1733 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Jacques was the child of Jacques MEILLEUR and Ursule QUENNEVILLE .

Parents & Family of Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Parents of Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Father

Jean-François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR

Mother

Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Grandparents of Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Paternal grandparents

François BRUNET dit BELHUMEUR Marie-Anne MÉNARD

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas THIBAULT Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

m. Meilleur Jacques

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR married

Jacques MEILLEUR
Marriage date: 22 November 1756
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jacques MEILLEUR was the child of Jacques MEILLEUR and Ursule QUENNEVILLE

Children of Jacques MEILLEUR and Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Jean-Baptiste MEILLEUR

Born: 26 April 1765, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse BOUCHER 27 September 1790 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Suzanne's Québec records.

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 — 1736
3 March 1736
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR and Jacques MEILLEUR 22 November 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEILLEUR was born 26 April 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Suzanne was 29 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEILLEUR married 27 September 1790, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Thérèse BOUCHER

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)