René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ

(b. 13 August 1755 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1837 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ was born 13 August 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marguerite GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Madeleine LORY (maternal) Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE and Anne-Jeanne TESSIER

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

René-Pascal married Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX 10 February 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX was born 20 February 1758 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 1 October 1846 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX and Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU.

René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ died 25 May 1837 in La Prairie, 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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René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ married

Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX was the child of Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX and Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU

Children of René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX:

Angélique BARBEAU (b.28 August 1792, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis EMARD dit POTVIN 22 November 1819 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1755 Birth
13 August 1755
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX 10 February 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.