Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME

(b. 29 August 1765 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 September 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME was born 29 August 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine BOURDELAIS dite 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):

Catherine married François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE 6 October 1788 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 August 1764 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). François-Marie died 14 March 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). François-Marie was the child of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU.

Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME died 22 September 1809 in Berthierville, 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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Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME married

François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 6 October 1788 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU

Children of François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME:

Marie-Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.2 August 1791, Lanoraie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François JACQUES 21 September 1812 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve DUBORD (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Georges LAURENT 3 April 1815 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Sophie DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOZEAU 10 November 1818 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Adelaide DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis LAPLUME dit MERAUD 31 January 1820 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Emilie DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 September 1878, Berthierville, Québec, Canada )
m. Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 2 July 1828 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1765 Birth
29 August 1765
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME - Baptism

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME and François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE 6 October 1788 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 23 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 2 August 1791, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

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