Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL

(b. 30 November 1725 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1788 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL was born 30 November 1725 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL was the child of Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Hélène CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET) (maternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN

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

Hélène married Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE) 19 October 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE) was born 5 October 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph-Louis was the child of Henri HILERET (HYLLERET) and Jeanne FORSAN.

Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL died 30 October 1788 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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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Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL married

Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE)-- Date: 19 October 1750 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE) was the child of Henri HILERET (HYLLERET) and Jeanne FORSAN

Children of Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE) and Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL:

Joseph LIRETTE (b.18 May 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1823, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marguerite GOGUEN 1785

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1725 Birth
30 November 1725
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Hélène LEROUX dite CARDINAL and Joseph-Louis HILERET (LIRETTE) 19 October 1750, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph LIRETTE was born 18 May 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Hélène was 25 years old.

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.

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.