Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE

(b. 14 March 1739 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1800 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE was born 14 March 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE was the child of Antoine BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Madeleine NIQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Thérèse-Marguerite HAREL (maternal) Jean NIQUET and Angélique PINARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES 1 February 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES was born 6 May 1741 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Angelique died 25 February 1795 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 15 August 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 25 November 1755 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Agathe died 7 April 1812 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Agathe was the child of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL.

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE died 9 April 1800 in Berthierville, 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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Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE married

Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

Children of Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE and Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES:

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE (b.23 October 1783, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1859, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie GENEREUX 3 October 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE married

Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 15 August 1796 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

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1739 Birth
14 March 1739
Sorel, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE and Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES 1 February 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE was born 23 October 1783, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique BERARD dite VARENNES died 25 February 1795, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE and Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 15 August 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 57 years old.

1800 Death
9 April 1800
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 61.

Added: 3/21/2019 9:29:12 AM - Updated: 7/3/2019 1:21:39 PM