Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE

(b. 24 April 1765 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1827 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was born 24 April 1765 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was the child of Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marguerite TURGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA (maternal) Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE

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

Charles married Marie-Josephe FILTEAU 22 November 1790 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe FILTEAU was born 22 January 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 20 November 1847 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephe was the child of Francois FILTEAU and Marie-Josephe GUAY.

Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE died 25 June 1827 in Beaumont, 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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Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE married

Marie-Josephe FILTEAU-- Date: 22 November 1790 Place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe FILTEAU was the child of Francois FILTEAU and Marie-Josephe GUAY

Children of Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephe FILTEAU:

Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE (b.5 September 1792, Beaumont, Lower Canada d. 18 August 1865, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Canada East)
m. Francois OCTEAU 13 February 1810 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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1765 Birth
24 April 1765
Beaumont, 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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Josephe FILTEAU 22 November 1790, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 25 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 5 September 1792, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 27 years old.

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe COUTURE dite BELLERIVE married 13 February 1810, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Francois OCTEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England