François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE

(b. 29 June 1737 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1813 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was born 29 June 1737 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was the child of François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Marie-Josephte DUPONT (maternal) François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET

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François married Marie-Josephte HOUDE 6 April 1761 in Nicolet, Canada . Marie-Josephte HOUDE was born 23 June 1740 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 5 November 1823 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste HOUDE and Angélique BOURGOIN.

François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE died 15 December 1813 in Les Cèdres, 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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Marie-Josephte HOUDE-- Date: 6 April 1761 Place: Nicolet, Canada
Marie-Josephte HOUDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HOUDE and Angélique BOURGOIN

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1737 Birth
29 June 1737
Nicolet, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Marie-Josephte HOUDE 6 April 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 23 years old.

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.