Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

(b. 7 February 1732 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1811 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 7 February 1732 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was the child of Charles DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne JANOT dite BELHUMEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Louise VAUCHER (maternal) Pierre JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Jeanne RICHAUME

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

Joseph married Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE) 21 September 1779 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Therese died 24 October 1836 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Therese was the child of Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marie-Marguerite MAHEU.

Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE died 5 September 1811 in Joliette, 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 Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE

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Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE married

Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 21 September 1779 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marie-Marguerite MAHEU

Children of Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE):

Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE (b.25 November 1783, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 27 October 1806 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Amable DEZIEL dit LABRECHE (b.27 December 1799, Joliette, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Emilie LIPPE 17 February 1824 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1732 Birth
7 February 1732
Repentigny, 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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Therese GOGUET (GOYETTE) 21 September 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 47 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE was born 25 November 1783, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Amable DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 27 December 1799, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Joseph was 67 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE married 27 October 1806, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU