Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE

(b. 14 April 1828 , Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1891 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE was born 14 April 1828 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE was the child of Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Elisabeth MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Xavier JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marguerite DUPRA dite PRATTE (maternal) Pierre MOREAU and Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

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Louis-Narcisse married Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 2 February 1852 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was born 16 April 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ursule died 13 October 1891 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ursule was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER.

Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE died 28 October 1891 in Sorel, Québec, 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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Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE married

Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)-- Date: 2 February 1852 Place: Sorel, Canada East

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Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of Noel JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Anne-Louise BEAUBIEN dite TROTTIER

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Children of Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE and Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS):

Marie-Ursule DAUPHINAIS (b.28 March 1859, Sorel, Canada East d. 6 April 1914, Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours, Sorel, Quebec, Canada)

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1828 Birth
14 April 1828
Berthierville, Lower Canada

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE and Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 2 February 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule DAUPHINAIS was born 28 March 1859, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis-Narcisse was 30 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.