Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC

(b. 12 July 1758 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 12 September 1832 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 12 July 1758 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE (maternal) Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET

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Marie-Louise married François LANGLOIS 8 February 1784 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François LANGLOIS was born 19 October 1758 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). François died 6 January 1853 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). François was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Josephte RIVET.

Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC died 12 September 1832 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada.

m. Langlois Francois

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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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Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC married

François LANGLOIS-- Date: 8 February 1784 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
François LANGLOIS was the child of Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Josephte RIVET

Children of François LANGLOIS and Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC:

Marie-Louise LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE (b.16 April 1785, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BEAUDOIN 8 October 1808 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1758 Birth
12 July 1758
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC and François LANGLOIS 8 February 1784, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 25 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 16 April 1785, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Louise was 26 years old.

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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE married 8 October 1808, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Francois BEAUDOIN

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)