Louis
RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE
(b.
6 February 1732
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
6 July 1798
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE was born 6 February 1732 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Louis 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)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 29 October 1770 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 12 July 1737 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Therese was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON.
Louis married (2) Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE) 19 February 1776 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE) was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 17 December 1839 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Gervais HOULE and Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER).
Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE died 6 July 1798 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
m. Houde Marie-Anne
m. Rivard Therese
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE
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Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 29 October 1770 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON
Children of Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE:
Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE married Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE)-- Date: 19 February 1776 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE) was the child of Gervais HOULE and Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)
Children of Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE):
Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 29 October 1770 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON
Children of Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE:
Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE married
Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE)-- Date: 19 February 1776 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE) was the child of Gervais HOULE and Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)
Children of Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE):
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1732 Birth 6 February 1732
Champlain, Canada, New France
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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerLouis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 29 October 1770, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 38 years old.
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.1776 Marriage / PartnerLouis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE and Marie-Anne HOUDE (HOULE) 19 February 1776, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
He was 44 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Death 6 July 1798
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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