Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE

(b. 23 November 1692 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1769 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE was born 23 November 1692 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DANDONNEAU dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Françoise JOBIN dite LAJEUNESSE

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Joseph-Melchior married Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON 26 February 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON was born 12 March 1705 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Geneviève died 29 September 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Martin CASAUBON and Françoise LEPELÉ.

Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE died 18 July 1769 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE married

Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON-- Date: 26 February 1726 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON was the child of Martin CASAUBON and Françoise LEPELÉ

Children of Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON:

Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE (b.1 December 1726, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1760, Sorel, Canada )
m. Pierre-Étienne LEBEAU dit BEAUFILS 10 February 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph-Martin BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE (b.31 August 1728, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE 18 May 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE (b.18 April 1733, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Genevieve DANDONNEAU 18 February 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Celeste BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE (b.24 April 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques LUNEAU 21 January 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE) (b.23 September 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1803, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Vital NEVEU 8 January 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1692 Birth
23 November 1692
Champlain, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Melchior BRISSET dit BEAUPRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON 26 February 1726 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 33 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE was born 1 December 1726, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Melchior was 34 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Martin BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE was born 31 August 1728, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph-Melchior was 35 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Antoine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE was born 18 April 1733, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Melchior was 40 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Celeste BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE was born 24 April 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Melchior was 42 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 23 September 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph-Melchior was 45 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON died 29 September 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1750 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE married 10 February 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Pierre-Étienne LEBEAU dit BEAUFILS

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 8 January 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Vital NEVEU

1760 Marriage of Child
Antoine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE married 18 February 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Genevieve DANDONNEAU

1760 Death of Child
Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE died 11 August 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Melchior was 67 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Martin BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit BEAUPRE married 18 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE

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
Celeste BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite BEAUPRE married 21 January 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jacques LUNEAU

1769 Death
18 July 1769
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 8/11/2010 6:57:34 AM - Updated: 1/6/2014 1:05:50 AM