Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES

(b. 6 May 1741 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1795 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES was born 6 May 1741 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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

Angelique married Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE 1 February 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE was born 14 March 1739 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 9 April 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Madeleine NIQUET.

Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES died 25 February 1795 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Baillargeon Jean-Baptiste

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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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Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES married

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE was the child of Antoine BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Madeleine NIQUET

Children of Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE and Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES:

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE (b.23 October 1783, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1859, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie GENEREUX 3 October 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1741 Birth
6 May 1741
Sorel, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES and Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE 1 February 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 26 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.