Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE

(b. 11 November 1752 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1796 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE was born 11 November 1752 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France

Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Isabelle MONET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) (maternal) Jean MONET dit BOISMENU and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

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Françoise married Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS 22 October 1770 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS was born 26 June 1738 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Michel was the child of Michel FILIATRAULT and Marie-Anne DESJARDINS.

Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE died 22 October 1796 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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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Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE married

Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS-- Date: 22 October 1770 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS was the child of Michel FILIATRAULT and Marie-Anne DESJARDINS

Children of Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS and Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE:

Marie-Françoise FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS (b.25 February 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel JUBINVILLE 10 October 1792 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1752 Birth
11 November 1752
Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Françoise MENARD dite BELLEROSE and Michel FILIATRAULT dit ST-LOUIS 22 October 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS was born 25 February 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 22 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.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise FILIATRAULT dite ST-LOUIS married 10 October 1792, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Michel JUBINVILLE

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