Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR

(b. 16 September 1782 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1870 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada )

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Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR was born 16 September 1782 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR was the child of Christophe GIPOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise GUILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Christophe GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine LEDUC (maternal) François GUILLOT and Marie-Anne BOURDEAU

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

Christophe married Ursule HAMEL 11 February 1806 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule HAMEL was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Ursule died 30 April 1818 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Ursule was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE.

Christophe married (2) Catherine GUYON 15 May 1820 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GUYON was born 5 March 1795 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Catherine died 1 September 1873 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Catherine was the child of Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Marie-Catherine DENOYON.

Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR died 7 April 1870 in Beloeil, 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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Family and Children of Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR

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Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR married

Ursule HAMEL-- Date: 11 February 1806 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Ursule HAMEL was the child of Pierre HAMEL and Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

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Children of Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Ursule HAMEL:

Ursule GIBOULEAU dite LAFLEUR (b.6 October 1811, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 18 May 1900, Beloeil, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 2 February 1830 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR married

Catherine GUYON-- Date: 15 May 1820 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Catherine GUYON was the child of Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Marie-Catherine DENOYON

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Children of Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Catherine GUYON:

Stéphanie (Sophronie) GIBOULEAU (b.abt. 1823, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jonas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 17 October 1843 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1782 Birth
16 September 1782
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Ursule HAMEL 11 February 1806, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 23 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Ursule GIBOULEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 6 October 1811, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Christophe was 29 years old.

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.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule HAMEL died 30 April 1818, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1820 Marriage / Partner
Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR and Catherine GUYON 15 May 1820, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 37 years old.

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Ursule GIBOULEAU dite LAFLEUR married 2 February 1830, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Stéphanie (Sophronie) GIBOULEAU married 17 October 1843, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jonas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.