Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE

(b. 15 December 1733 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1792 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE was born 15 December 1733 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE was the child of Nicolas LANIEL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Anne DUPLAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FAFARD (maternal) Sylvain DUPLAIS and Rosalie GUAY

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Marguerite married Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU 7 January 1766 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU was born abt. 1730

Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE died 16 September 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Florentin Pierre

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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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Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU-- Date: 7 January 1766 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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1733 Birth
15 December 1733
Sorel, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LANIEL dite BELLEROSE and Pierre FLORENTIN dit LOREAU 7 January 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 32 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.