Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE

(b. 28 March 1752 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1839 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was born 28 March 1752 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was the child of Jean-Francois BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Marie-Josephte DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET (maternal) Pierre DUVAL and Marie-Madeleine BRISSET

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

Andre married Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER 23 February 1778 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER was born 19 October 1749 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 12 March 1827 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean DIDIER and Marie-Josephe RONDEAU.

Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE died 7 November 1839 in Sorel, 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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Family and Children of Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE

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Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE married

Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER-- Date: 23 February 1778 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER was the child of Jean DIDIER and Marie-Josephe RONDEAU

Children of Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER:

Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE (b.15 May 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1858, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne COTE 5 November 1798 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE (b.23 November 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BENOIT 17 November 1800 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1752 Birth
28 March 1752
Saint-Ours, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DIDIER 23 February 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 25 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE was born 15 May 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Andre was 26 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 23 November 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Andre was 29 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Andre BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE married 5 November 1798, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Anne COTE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Angélique BEAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE married 17 November 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois BENOIT

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)