Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

(b. 20 February 1746 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1782 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 20 February 1746 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD (maternal) Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

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

Basile married Marie ROULEAU 7 January 1765 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie ROULEAU was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Joseph-Marie ROULEAU and Anne LAUZON.

Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 23 May 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS married

Marie ROULEAU-- Date: 7 January 1765 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie ROULEAU was the child of Joseph-Marie ROULEAU and Anne LAUZON

Children of Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie ROULEAU:

Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS (b.8 January 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1846, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Marie-Charlotte ETHIER 1 February 1796 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
20 February 1746
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie ROULEAU 7 January 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 18 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Basile LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 8 January 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Basile was 27 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.