Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE

(b. 7 November 1786 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 7 November 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of François GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Anne GROLEAU (maternal) Pierre PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Genevieve LESIEGE

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

Joseph married Josephte ROBERGE 3 April 1815 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte ROBERGE was born 30 September 1792 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 20 November 1881 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel). Josephte was the child of Louis-Prisque ROBERGE and Josephte HAMEL.

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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Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Josephte ROBERGE-- Date: 3 April 1815 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
Josephte ROBERGE was the child of Louis-Prisque ROBERGE and Josephte HAMEL

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Children of Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ROBERGE:

Michel GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.21 August 1831, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada d. 21 December 1910, Penetaguishene, Ontario, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 1862 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

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1786 Birth
7 November 1786
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

1815 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ROBERGE 3 April 1815, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 28 years old.

1831 Birth of Child
Michel GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 21 August 1831, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Joseph was 44 years old.

Added: 3/2/2022 10:05:30 PM - Updated: 3/2/2022 10:10:18 PM