Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE

(b. 21 August 1748 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1826 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada )

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Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE was born 21 August 1748 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE was the child of Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephte ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel CREVIER dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Angélique MASSÉ (maternal) Francois ARSENAULT and Marie-Angelique DESHAYES

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

Antoine married Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS 8 February 1785 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise-Genevieve was the child of Simon CHEVREFILS and Geneviève FRIGON.

Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE died 12 October 1826 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada .

m. Chevrefils Francoise-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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Family and Children of Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE

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Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE married

Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS-- Date: 8 February 1785 Place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS was the child of Simon CHEVREFILS and Geneviève FRIGON

Children of Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE and Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS:

Joseph CREVIER dit BELLERIVE (b.18 March 1786, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1869, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )

Francois-Frederick CREVIER (b.24 February 1794, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. 8 July 1872, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )

Edouard-Joseph CREVIER dit BELLERIVE (b.5 November 1799, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1881, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )

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1748 Birth
21 August 1748
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, 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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Antoine CREVIER dit BELLERIVE and Françoise-Genevieve CHEVREFILS 8 February 1785, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 36 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph CREVIER dit BELLERIVE was born 18 March 1786, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Francois-Frederick CREVIER was born 24 February 1794, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 45 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Edouard-Joseph CREVIER dit BELLERIVE was born 5 November 1799, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Antoine was 51 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)