Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

(b. 2 February 1708 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1782 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 2 February 1708 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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Josephte married Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE 21 February 1735 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was born 27 June 1710 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Alexis died 15 August 1787 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Alexis was the child of François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT.

Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 17 June 1782 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

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Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE married

Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE-- Date: 21 February 1735 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was the child of François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT

Children of Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE:

Anonyme HAMELIN (b.27 May 1736, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1736, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Louis-Eustache HAMELIN (b.17 June 1737, Grondines, Canada, New France d. , )

Alexis HAMELIN (b.14 January 1739, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1783, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN (b.13 September 1740, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1826, Grondines, Lower Canada )

Joseph HAMELIN (b.11 July 1742, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1810, Champlain, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephte HAMELIN (b.1 February 1745, Grondines, Canada, New France d. , )

Francois-Marie HAMELIN (b.9 July 1749, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )

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1708 Birth
2 February 1708
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE and Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE 21 February 1735 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 27 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Anonyme HAMELIN was born 27 May 1736, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis-Eustache HAMELIN was born 17 June 1737, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Alexis HAMELIN was born 14 January 1739, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN was born 13 September 1740, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph HAMELIN was born 11 July 1742, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HAMELIN was born 1 February 1745, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie HAMELIN was born 9 July 1749, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte was 41 years old.

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.