Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

(b. 21 September 1706 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1777 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE was born 21 September 1706 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE was the child of Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François COUTU (COTTU) and Jeanne VERDON

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

Jacques-Michel married Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) 8 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) was born 10 January 1711 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 27 March 1772 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER).

Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE died 28 September 1777 in Lavaltrie, 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 Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

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Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE married

Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE)-- Date: 8 May 1730 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) was the child of Leon DEGAME (DEGANNE) and Marie-Jeanne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Children of Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE):

Jean-Baptiste RIEL (b.19 October 1731, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE 25 January 1755 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
m. Marie-Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 28 May 1767 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis-Joseph RIEL (b.26 August 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE 4 October 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte RIEL (b.16 May 1738, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 11 August 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite RIEL (b.8 April 1742, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1812, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BONIN 5 March 1764 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Agathe RIEL (b.18 April 1744, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1779, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST 7 February 1763 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Amable RIEL (b.7 April 1748, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1820, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte-Judith DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD 15 February 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph RIEL (b.15 April 1752, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1797, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève HOUDE 25 September 1780 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1706 Birth
21 September 1706
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) 8 May 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIEL was born 19 October 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques-Michel was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph RIEL was born 26 August 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIEL was born 16 May 1738, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIEL was born 8 April 1742, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Agathe RIEL was born 18 April 1744, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 37 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jacques-Amable RIEL was born 7 April 1748, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph RIEL was born 15 April 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 45 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIEL married 25 January 1755 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Charlotte-Amable SYLVESTRE

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RIEL married 11 August 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE

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 of Child
Agathe RIEL married 7 February 1763 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST

1764 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RIEL married 5 March 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Louis BONIN

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte RIEL died 8 January 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jacques-Michel was 58 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIEL married 28 May 1767, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) died 27 March 1772, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph RIEL married 4 October 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Rosalie MIVILLE

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.