Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

(b. 24 November 1746 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1800 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 24 November 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER (maternal) Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN

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

Michel married Angelique BLAIS 1 July 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Angelique BLAIS was born 7 December 1752 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Angelique died 11 April 1825 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Angelique was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER.

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE died 30 March 1800 in Saint-Henri, 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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Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married

Angelique BLAIS-- Date: 1 July 1771 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique BLAIS was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER

Children of Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Angelique BLAIS:

Marie-Angelique GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE (b.27 June 1775, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Vallier BAZIN 3 October 1796 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Angelique GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE (b.9 June 1777, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.31 July 1778, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Germain GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.25 October 1780, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Emmanuel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.25 December 1796, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. 9 September 1865, Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire, Lévis, Canada)

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1746 Birth
24 November 1746
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Angelique BLAIS 1 July 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 27 June 1775, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 9 June 1777, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 30 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 31 July 1778, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 31 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Germain GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 25 October 1780, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 33 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married 3 October 1796, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Joseph-Vallier BAZIN

1796 Birth of Child
Emmanuel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 25 December 1796, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel was 50 years old.