Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES

(b. 29 January 1757 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1841 , Grondines, Canada East )

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Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES was born 29 January 1757 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES was the child of Francois HAMELIN dit GRONDINES and Angelique TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois HAMELIN dit GRONDINES and Marie-Madeleine DUMONTIER (maternal) Louis TROTTIER and Louise-Madeleine HAMELIN

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Eustache married Josephte GAUTHIER 26 November 1781 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 4 January 1763 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josephte died 19 April 1831 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Josephte was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER and Ursule ARCAND.

Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES died 26 February 1841 in Grondines, Canada East .
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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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Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES married

Josephte GAUTHIER-- Date: 26 November 1781 Place: Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER and Ursule ARCAND

Children of Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES and Josephte GAUTHIER:

Françoise-Angele HAMELIN dite GRONDINES (b.22 June 1795, Grondines, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DESY 21 November 1820 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1757 Birth
29 January 1757
Grondines, 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Eustache HAMELIN dit GRONDINES and Josephte GAUTHIER 26 November 1781, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 24 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)

1795 Birth of Child
Françoise-Angele HAMELIN dite GRONDINES was born 22 June 1795, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Eustache was 38 years old.

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

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Angele HAMELIN dite GRONDINES married 21 November 1820, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Joseph DESY

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England