Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL

(b. 22 February 1745 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1812 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 22 February 1745 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Claire DUMAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles DUMAS and Marie-Angélique CHAUVIN

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

Joseph married Marie GAUDREAU 14 November 1774 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GAUDREAU was born abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died abt. 1825 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Elisabeth CYR.

Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL died 23 May 1812 in L'Acadie, 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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Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL married

Marie GAUDREAU-- Date: 14 November 1774 Place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GAUDREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Elisabeth CYR

Children of Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie GAUDREAU:

Gregoire BEAUSOLEIL (b.25 October 1782, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1855, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East)
m. Marie-Honosime PLANTE 12 July 1831 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1745 Birth
22 February 1745
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie GAUDREAU 14 November 1774 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 29 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.