Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR

(b. 22 December 1724 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1760 , Montréal, Canada )

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Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR was born 22 December 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR was the child of Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR and Marie-Anne PETIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PETIT dit BOISMOREL and Marie BAILLY

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Celeste-Marie-Cecile married Charles GERVAIS 27 July 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Charles GERVAIS was born 11 April 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 20 October 1788 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Charles GERVAIS and Marie BOYER.

Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR died 13 February 1760 in Montréal, 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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Charles GERVAIS-- Date: 27 July 1743 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Charles GERVAIS was the child of Charles GERVAIS and Marie BOYER

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1724 Birth
22 December 1724
Montréal, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR and Charles GERVAIS 27 July 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.