Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

(b. 5 October 1752 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1790 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 5 October 1752 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was the child of François GAGNÉ and Marguerite-Ursule RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Marie-Therese LESSARD (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE

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Brigitte married Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) 7 November 1774 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) was born 14 July 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Etienne died 7 May 1824 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Etienne was the child of Jean-François THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE died 13 November 1790 in L'Islet, 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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Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married

Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)-- Date: 7 November 1774 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) was the child of Jean-François THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE:

Basile THIBAULT (b.20 July 1782, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 March 1854, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East)
m. Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 12 January 1808 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Modeste THIBAULT (b.15 December 1785, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1832, Saint-Fabien, Lower Canada)
m. Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER 24 November 1812 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1752 Birth
5 October 1752
Cap-St-Ignace, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE and Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) 7 November 1774, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 22 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Basile THIBAULT was born 20 July 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Brigitte was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT was born 15 December 1785, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Brigitte was 33 years old.