Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Born

18 May 1715 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1784 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN 4 November 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN was born 17 August 1717 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse died 17 April 1792 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Thérèse TURCOT .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Father

Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN

Mother

Elisabeth TROTTIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Paternal grandparents

Robert GERMAIN Marie COIGNARD

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER Geneviève LAFOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE

Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN
Marriage date: 4 November 1738
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Thérèse TURCOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN

Therese GERMAIN

Born: 28 October 1745, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1830, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD 18 February 1765 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine GERMAIN

Born: 26 July 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1816, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre RICHARD 18 November 1776 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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 — 1715
18 May 1715
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN 4 November 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Therese GERMAIN was born 28 October 1745, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Madeleine GERMAIN was born 26 July 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 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 Marriage of Child
Therese GERMAIN married 18 February 1765, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

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.