Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. 23 October 1730 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1790 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 23 October 1730 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Josephte-Élisabeth LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) (maternal) Adrien LAMOUREUX and Denise VERONNEAU

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

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte DEGANNE 24 September 1753 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte DEGANNE was born 5 May 1734 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte died 15 May 1759 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of François DEGANNE and Marie-Josèphe BOURHIS.

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 10 March 1790 in Longueuil, 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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Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married

Charlotte DEGANNE-- Date: 24 September 1753 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charlotte DEGANNE was the child of François DEGANNE and Marie-Josèphe BOURHIS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Charlotte DEGANNE:

Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE (b.4 August 1756, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph DUFAULT 31 January 1773 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1730 Birth
23 October 1730
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Charlotte DEGANNE 24 September 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 22 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE was born 4 August 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte DEGANNE died 15 May 1759, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MÉNARD dite BELLEROSE married 31 January 1773, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Joseph DUFAULT

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.