Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE

(b. abt. 1697 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 August 1787 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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Geneviève married Michel NAU (NAULT) 17 August 1738 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel NAU (NAULT) was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel died 21 February 1768 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Michel was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE.

Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 30 August 1787 in Deschambault, Province of 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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Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE married

Michel NAU (NAULT)-- Date: 17 August 1738 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
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Michel NAU (NAULT) was the child of François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE

Children of Michel NAU (NAULT) and Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE:

Therese NAULT (b.6 August 1739, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1740, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Michel NAULT (b.26 February 1741, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1813, Deschambault, Lower Canada )

Pierre-Joseph NAULT (b.19 August 1743, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1813, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe GROLEAU 22 August 1774 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GERMAIN dite BELISLE and Michel NAU (NAULT) 17 August 1738, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1739 Birth of Child
Therese NAULT was born 6 August 1739, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1740 Death of Child
Therese NAULT died 5 April 1740, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1741 Birth of Child
Michel NAULT was born 26 February 1741, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1743 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph NAULT was born 19 August 1743, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel NAU (NAULT) died 21 February 1768, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph NAULT married 22 August 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Josephe GROLEAU

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.