Joseph-Ambroise
HENAULT dit PORTNEUF
(b.
20 October 1761
,
Berthierville, Canada
d.
22 July 1831
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was born 20 October 1761 in Berthierville, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was the child of Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit PORTNEUF and Marie-Josephe GENEREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET) (maternal) François-Ambroise GENEREUX and Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Ambroise married Cecile PROVOST 8 October 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile PROVOST was born 3 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Cecile died 6 August 1830 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Cecile was the child of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU.
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF died 22 July 1831 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower 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-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF
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Cecile PROVOST-- Date: 8 October 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile PROVOST was the child of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU
Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF and Cecile PROVOST:
Geneviève HENAULT (b.16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Raphael ROBILLARD 11 January 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Cecile PROVOST-- Date: 8 October 1781 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada Cecile PROVOST was the child of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU
Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF and Cecile PROVOST:
Geneviève HENAULT (b.16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Raphael ROBILLARD 11 January 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1761 Birth 20 October 1761
Berthierville, Canada
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.
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.
1781 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF and Cecile PROVOST 8 October 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 19 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Birth of ChildGeneviève HENAULT was born 16 September 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise was 27 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1808 Marriage of ChildGeneviève HENAULT married 11 January 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Raphael ROBILLARD
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Death of Spouse/PartnerCecile PROVOST died 6 August 1830, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
1831 Death 22 July 1831
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.
Added: 3/18/2026 4:27:36 PM
- Updated: 3/18/2026 4:28:57 PM
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