François BARRE dit JEAN

(b. 15 May 1733 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1785 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BARRE dit JEAN was born 15 May 1733 in Chambly, Canada, New France

François BARRE dit JEAN was the child of Louis-Jean BARRE and Marie-Josephe BESSETTE (BESSET) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON

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François married Louise LAROCQUE 23 August 1756 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise LAROCQUE was born 19 September 1731 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise died 17 April 1812 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Louise was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN.

François BARRE dit JEAN died 15 October 1785 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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François BARRE dit JEAN married

Louise LAROCQUE-- Date: 23 August 1756 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Louise LAROCQUE was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

Children of François BARRE dit JEAN and Louise LAROCQUE:

Marie-Anne BARRE (b.17 November 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 23 December 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LEBEAU 20 November 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth BARRE (b.18 May 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexandre NADEAU 27 February 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
m. Louis-Nicolas TRUDEAU 22 July 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louise BARRE (b.22 March 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 December 1848, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )
m. Louis LEMAIRE 4 February 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Genevieve BARRE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1733 Birth
15 May 1733
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
François BARRE dit JEAN and Louise LAROCQUE 23 August 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BARRE was born 17 November 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 27 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BARRE was born 18 May 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Louise BARRE was born 22 March 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 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.