Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME

(b. 20 October 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 28 April 1830 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME was born 20 October 1793 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME was the child of François BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME and Geneviève CHARRON (maternal) Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE

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

Gabriel married Marie-Julie MATTE 2 February 1821 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Julie MATTE was born 6 July 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Julie was the child of Joseph-Ambroise MATTE and Thérèse ROBILLARD.

Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME died 28 April 1830 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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Family and Children of Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME

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Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME married

Marie-Julie MATTE-- Date: 2 February 1821 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Marie-Julie MATTE was the child of Joseph-Ambroise MATTE and Thérèse ROBILLARD

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Children of Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Julie MATTE:

Zoe BOURDELAIS (b.2 April 1822, Lanoraie, Lower Canada d. 1 November 1852, Louiseville, Canada East )
m. William TOUGH 22 September 1845 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Gilbert BOURDELAIS (b.14 October 1824, Lanoraie, Lower Canada d. 14 July 1892, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BOISVERT 11 January 1847 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Sophronie BOURDELAIS (b.abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Hermine BOURDELAIS (b.abt. 1828, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1793 Birth
20 October 1793
Berthierville, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BOURDELAIS dit BREME and Marie-Julie MATTE 2 February 1821, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 27 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Zoe BOURDELAIS was born 2 April 1822, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Gabriel was 28 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Gilbert BOURDELAIS was born 14 October 1824, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Gabriel was 31 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)