Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

(b. 31 March 1675 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1761 , Deschambault, Canada, New France )

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Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 31 March 1675 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD

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Henri married Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE 26 August 1698 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE was born 26 June 1678 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève-Elisabeth died 19 December 1764 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Geneviève-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ).

Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 31 December 1761 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .
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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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Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE-- Date: 26 August 1698 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

Children of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE:

Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.abt. 1697, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 August 1787, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel NAU (NAULT) 17 August 1738 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.abt. 1700, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 April 1751, Grondines, Canada, New France )
m. Alexis SAUVAGEAU 10 August 1723 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.2 February 1708, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1782, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE 21 February 1735 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 April 1769, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine CHAPELAIN 12 January 1738 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

François GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.12 April 1712, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1789, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Thérèse CHAPELAIN 27 April 1738 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.4 April 1717, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1794 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe RIPAU (RIPAULT) 7 January 1744 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.19 February 1719, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1791, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Anne GROLEAU 28 October 1748 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.3 November 1720, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1793, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte ARCAND 12 January 1750 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1675 Birth
31 March 1675
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE 26 August 1698, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 23 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 2 February 1708, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Henri was 32 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
François GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 12 April 1712, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Henri was 37 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Death
31 December 1761
Deschambault, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 86.

1717 Birth of Child
Eustache GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 4 April 1717, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Henri was 42 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 19 February 1719, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Henri was 43 years old.

1720 Birth of Child
Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 3 November 1720, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Henri was 45 years old.

Added: 12/4/2014 3:08:08 PM - Updated: 8/16/2022 2:08:40 PM