Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE

(b. 8 September 1724 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1783 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE was born 8 September 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERS (maternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE)

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Francois married Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 30 October 1752 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 16 November 1730 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve died 14 March 1812 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Genevieve was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON.

Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE died 19 November 1783 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Rivard Genevieve

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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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Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 30 October 1752 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON

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1724 Birth
8 September 1724
Champlain, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 30 October 1752, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 28 years old.

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.

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.