Louis GENEST dit LABARRE

(b. 6 July 1736 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1810 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Louis GENEST dit LABARRE was born 6 July 1736 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of Pierre GENEST and Rose MARCHAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GENEST and Marie MORIER (maternal) Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

Louis married Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 19 January 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born abt. 1742 Elisabeth was the child of Pierre AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) and Marie Anne BRUN.

Louis GENEST dit LABARRE died 22 October 1810 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Louis GENEST dit LABARRE married

Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT)-- Date: 19 January 1767 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was the child of Pierre AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) and Marie Anne BRUN

Children of Louis GENEST dit LABARRE and Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT):

Louis GENEST (b.5 June 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1821, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte FORTIER 23 November 1801 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1736 Birth
6 July 1736
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis GENEST dit LABARRE and Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 19 January 1767, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis GENEST was born 5 June 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis was 34 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.