Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

(b. 11 May 1728 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1797 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ was born 11 May 1728 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ was the child of Gabriel BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Madeleine LORY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie DENOYON (maternal) François LORY and Marie-Anne BAUNE (BEAULNE)

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

Madeleine married Alexis GIBEAU 24 June 1754 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alexis GIBEAU was born 30 January 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Alexis died 15 April 1809 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS).

Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ died 23 June 1797 in Saint-Constant, 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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Family and Children of Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

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Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ married

Alexis GIBEAU-- Date: 24 June 1754 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Alexis GIBEAU was the child of Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Children of Alexis GIBEAU and Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ:

Alexis GIBEAU (b.26 August 1755, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1831, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Angelique PINSONNEAULT 19 February 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Renee GIBEAU (b.14 April 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1821, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Michel SURPRENANT 3 March 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Francois GIBEAU (b.2 September 1762, La Prairie, Canada d. , )
m. Cecile PLANTIER 12 February 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1728 Birth
11 May 1728
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ and Alexis GIBEAU 24 June 1754, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Alexis GIBEAU was born 26 August 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Renee GIBEAU was born 14 April 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois GIBEAU was born 2 September 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine was 34 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Alexis GIBEAU married 19 February 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angelique PINSONNEAULT

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Renee GIBEAU married 3 March 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Michel SURPRENANT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois GIBEAU married 12 February 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Cecile PLANTIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)