Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT

(b. 24 June 1742 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1801 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT was born 24 June 1742 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT was the child of Antoine CHARLES dit CLEMENT and Marie-Françoise BEAUMONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clement CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Madeleine DUPRÉ (maternal) Vincent-Francois BEAUMONT and Françoise LECOMPTE

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Basile married Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR 20 February 1764 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR was born 23 July 1741 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Charlotte died 1 January 1818 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of François GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LEBERT dite DUTRISAC.

Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT died 24 August 1801 in Saint-Constant, 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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Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT married

Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR-- Date: 20 February 1764 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR was the child of François GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LEBERT dite DUTRISAC

Children of Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT and Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR:

Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT (b.29 April 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MENARD 22 September 1794 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1742 Birth
24 June 1742
Terrebonne, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Basile CHARLES dit CLEMENT and Charlotte GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR 20 February 1764, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT was born 29 April 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 35 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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie CHARLES dite CLEMENT married 22 September 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste MENARD

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