Jacques POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE

(b. 8 June 1720 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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Jacques POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE was born 8 June 1720 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE was the child of Paul POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE and Françoise JOUSSET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre JOUSSET and Jeanne GOGUET

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

Jacques married Marie-Françoise PARENT 5 October 1744 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise PARENT was born 29 November 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Françoise was the child of Guillaume PARENT and Françoise ROY.

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-Françoise PARENT-- Date: 5 October 1744 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise PARENT was the child of Guillaume PARENT and Françoise ROY

Children of Jacques POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Françoise PARENT:

Jacques POIRIAU (b.27 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1778, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charlotte ROULEAU 12 November 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1720 Birth
8 June 1720
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques POIRIAU dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Françoise PARENT 5 October 1744, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jacques POIRIAU was born 27 May 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques was 29 years old.

Added: 12/5/2020 10:39:53 AM - Updated: 12/5/2020 11:46:19 AM