Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS

(b. 11 April 1734 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1787 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS was born 11 April 1734 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS was the child of Joseph-Maurice BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS and Catherine JANOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BLONDEAU dit LAFRANCHISE and Agnes GIGUERE (maternal) Étienne VILDAIGRE dit JANOT and Catherine PERRAULT (PEROT) dite VILDAIGRE

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

Antoine married Josephte GAUVIN 24 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Josephte GAUVIN was born 3 April 1737 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte died 30 January 1802 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE.

Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS died 24 July 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Family and Children of Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS

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Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS married

Josephte GAUVIN-- Date: 24 January 1763 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE

Children of Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS and Josephte GAUVIN:

Marie-Anne BLONDEAU dite VERBOIS (b.1 November 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1849, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Charles THÉRIAULT 21 October 1793 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Francois-Henri BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS (b.7 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MICHAUD 22 July 1794 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Marie-Veronique HUDON dite BEAULIEU 5 June 1802 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Euphrosine BOUCHER 8 September 1806 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph BLONDEAU (b.17 March 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine DIONNE 21 July 1795 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Josephte BLONDEAU (b.30 August 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BLONDEAU (b.23 June 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charlotte BLONDEAU (b.9 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephte BLONDEAU (b.1 September 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1734 Birth
11 April 1734
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS and Josephte GAUVIN 24 January 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 28 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLONDEAU dite VERBOIS was born 1 November 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francois-Henri BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS was born 7 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph BLONDEAU was born 17 March 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Josephte BLONDEAU was born 30 August 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 38 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLONDEAU was born 23 June 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 41 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Charlotte BLONDEAU was born 9 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 42 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BLONDEAU was born 1 September 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Antoine was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)