Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE

(b. 31 July 1741 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1787 , Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 31 July 1741 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE was the child of Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Madeleine CHAPELAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE (maternal) Joseph-Louis CHAPELAIN and Anne PERRAULT

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Madeleine married Joseph-René NAULT 19 February 1765 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-René NAULT was born 26 December 1735 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Joseph-René died 13 May 1815 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Joseph-René was the child of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL.

Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 8 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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Joseph-René NAULT-- Date: 19 February 1765 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-René NAULT was the child of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL

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1741 Birth
31 July 1741
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GERMAIN dite BELISLE and Joseph-René NAULT 19 February 1765, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 years old.

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.