Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE

(b. abt. 1775 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE was the child of Charles GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Angélique DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Charles DEMERS and Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

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

Charles married Marguerite DESROSIERS 31 January 1803 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DESROSIERS was born abt. 1783 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Joseph DESROSIERS and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS.

Occupation

Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE was a agriculteur.

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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Family and Children of Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE

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Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE married

Marguerite DESROSIERS-- Date: 31 January 1803 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Marguerite DESROSIERS was the child of Joseph DESROSIERS and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

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Children of Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE and Marguerite DESROSIERS:

Aurelie GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE (b.2 November 1823, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. 8 May 1892, Shawinigan, Québec, Canada )
m. Ignace LACOURSIÈRE dit RIVARD 15 September 1846 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1803 Marriage / Partner
Charles GERBEAU dit BELLEGARDE and Marguerite DESROSIERS 31 January 1803, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)