Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

(b. 16 June 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 September 1798 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 16 June 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was the child of Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE and Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE (maternal) Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY

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

Marie-Felicite married Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD 15 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD was born 30 August 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph-Marie died 13 October 1846 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon). Joseph-Marie was the child of François-Xavier BOUCHARD and Marie-Angelique DESBIENS.

Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS died 4 September 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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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Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS married

Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD-- Date: 15 January 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD was the child of François-Xavier BOUCHARD and Marie-Angelique DESBIENS

Children of Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD and Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS:

Angelique BOUCHARD (b.30 July 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne TREMBLAY 21 November 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne BOUCHARD (b.8 March 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 6 September 1874, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise GIRARD 3 September 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite BOUCHARD (b.8 February 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 29 August 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste JEAN 24 October 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1771 Birth
16 June 1771
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS and Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD 15 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 16 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Angelique BOUCHARD was born 30 July 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Etienne BOUCHARD was born 8 March 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite was 20 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOUCHARD was born 8 February 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite was 23 years old.