François BOURDELAIS dit BREME

(b. 27 February 1762 , Québec, Canada d. 7 July 1796 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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François BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 27 February 1762 in Québec, Canada

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME was the child of Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Geneviève CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Claude BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Madeleine DEGAME (DEGANNE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHARRON and Marie-Charles-Charlotte BOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 30 November 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE.

François BOURDELAIS dit BREME died 7 July 1796 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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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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François BOURDELAIS dit BREME married

Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE-- Date: 29 January 1787 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE

Children of François BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE:

Therese BOURDELAIS dite BREME (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TARTE 9 February 1807 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BREME (b.28 March 1791, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME 3 February 1812 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME (b.20 October 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 28 April 1830, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Julie MATTE 2 February 1821 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Alexis BOURDELAIS dit BREME (b.28 March 1795, Lanoraie, Lower Canada d. 3 February 1829, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite GALIEN (GALLIEN) 5 October 1818 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1762 Birth
27 February 1762
Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
François BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1787, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 28 March 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 29 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 20 October 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Alexis BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 28 March 1795, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 33 years old.