Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN

(b. 14 February 1758 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1833 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN was born 14 February 1758 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN was the child of François-Marie BERGEVIN and Marie-Charlotte GABOURY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Geneviève TESSIER dite LAPLANTE (maternal) Antoine GABOURY and Françoise-Angélique COTIN

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Godefroy married Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 October 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 28 June 1779 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Charlotte died 8 June 1846 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Vital-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Louise DUBE.

Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN died 25 July 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN

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Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN married

Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU-- Date: 7 October 1800 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Vital-Francois HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Louise DUBE

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Children of Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU:

Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN (b.19 February 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 21 March 1872, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )
m. Leandre TURCOTTE 22 February 1830 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1758 Birth
14 February 1758
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

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)

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Godefroy BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Charlotte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 October 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 42 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN was born 19 February 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Godefroy was 50 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN married 22 February 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Leandre TURCOTTE

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England