Joseph
DEZIEL dit LABRECHE
(b.
23 February 1826
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
d.
26 August 1901
,
Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 23 February 1826 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP 8 April 1861 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP was born 30 October 1840 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Emma died 23 December 1930 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan).
Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE died 26 August 1901 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE
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Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP-- Date: 8 April 1861 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP:
Simeon DEZIEL dit LABRECHE (b.14 April 1870, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1932, Menominee, Michigan, USA)
m. Josephine BEAUDRY 1913
Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP-- Date: 8 April 1861 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada EastSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP:
Simeon DEZIEL dit LABRECHE (b.14 April 1870, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1932, Menominee, Michigan, USA)m. Josephine BEAUDRY 1913
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1826 Birth 23 February 1826
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerJoseph DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Emma BEAUCHAMP 8 April 1861, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
He was 35 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Birth of ChildSimeon DEZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 14 April 1870, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
Joseph was 44 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 Death 26 August 1901
Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 9/30/2025 12:47:13 PM
- Updated: 9/30/2025 12:47:58 PM
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