Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR

(b. 21 May 1736 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1761 , Montréal, Canada )

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Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was born 21 May 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was the child of Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR and Marie-Anne PETIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PETIT dit BOISMOREL and Marie BAILLY

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Marie-Louise married Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS 8 January 1753 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Pierre ROBRAU dit LEROUX and Simone-Jeanne GUAY.

Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR died 26 October 1761 in Montréal, 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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Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR married

Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS-- Date: 8 January 1753 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS was the child of Pierre ROBRAU dit LEROUX and Simone-Jeanne GUAY

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Children of Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR:

Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angélique CHORET 23 February 1778 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1736 Birth
21 May 1736
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR and Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS 8 January 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 16 years old.