Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR

(b. 22 October 1767 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR was born 22 October 1767 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR and Rosalie BERNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON (maternal) Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX

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

Marie-Theotiste married Louis-Raphael RICHARD 3 March 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Raphael RICHARD was born 7 April 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Louis-Raphael died 14 April 1831 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada. Louis-Raphael was the child of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

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-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR married

Louis-Raphael RICHARD-- Date: 3 March 1794 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Louis-Raphael RICHARD was the child of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Louis-Raphael RICHARD and Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR:

Marie-Claire RICHARD (b.19 November 1798, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1862, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Philippe HEBERT 27 April 1824 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Julien RICHARD (b.19 February 1802, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BOUCHER 18 February 1822 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1767 Birth
22 October 1767
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

1794 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR and Louis-Raphael RICHARD 3 March 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire RICHARD was born 19 November 1798, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Theotiste was 31 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Julien RICHARD was born 19 February 1802, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Theotiste was 34 years old.

Added: 4/27/2020 7:43:46 AM - Updated: 3/23/2023 12:29:50 PM