Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE

(b. 6 July 1736 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1768 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE was born 6 July 1736 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas PINEL and Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PINEL and Anne CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) François LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS and Marie-Madeleine DESERRE

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Marie-Anne married Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS 19 October 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS was born 3 March 1736 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph died 18 May 1813 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN.

Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE died 20 April 1768 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Desrosiers Joseph

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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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE

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Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE married

Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS-- Date: 19 October 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN

Children of Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE:

Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS (b.7 October 1763, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1831, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Gervais PARENTEAU 13 November 1786 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francoise DESROSIERS dite DARGIS (b.5 March 1765, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise DESROSIERS dite DARGIS (b.12 January 1767, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 August 1827, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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1736 Birth
6 July 1736
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE and Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS 19 October 1761 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was born 7 October 1763, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francoise DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was born 5 March 1765, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was born 12 January 1767, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.