Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

(b. 3 November 1720 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 3 November 1720 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)

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Charles-Henri married Josephte ARCAND 12 January 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte ARCAND was born 3 October 1726 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josephte died 2 may 1793 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Josephte was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL.

Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 2 November 1793 in Berthierville, 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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Family and Children of Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE

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Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE married

Josephte ARCAND-- Date: 12 January 1750 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Josephte ARCAND was the child of François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUIL

Children of Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ARCAND:

Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.3 August 1750, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 19 November 1770 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE (b.15 June 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis HEVE 4 February 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE (b.March 17, 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. February 13, 1847, Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA )
m. Marie-Archange NEVEU 6 February 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1720 Birth
3 November 1720
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ARCAND 12 January 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 29 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 3 August 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Charles-Henri was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 15 June 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Charles-Henri was 31 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born March 17, 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Charles-Henri was 35 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE married 19 November 1770, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

1771 Marriage of Child
Louise GERMAIN dite BELISLE married 4 February 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Alexis HEVE

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)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE married 6 February 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Archange NEVEU