Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE

(b. abt. 1699 , France d. 20 February 1767 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE was born abt. 1699 in France

Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques-Philippe was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1724.

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

Jacques-Philippe married Marie-Anne LAROCHE 26 February 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne LAROCHE was born 13 September 1702 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU.

Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE died 20 February 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Jacques Philippe Vetu dit Belair and Madeleine Feret

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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-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE

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Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE married

Marie-Anne LAROCHE-- Date: 26 February 1724 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAROCHE was the child of Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU

Children of Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE:

Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR (b.17 April 1725, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1801, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine BOISSEL 27 July 1750 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis VETU (b.9 March 1727, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 19 January 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE (b.26 August 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1805, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR 13 June 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE 26 February 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR was born 17 April 1725, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1727 Birth of Child
Louis VETU was born 9 March 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was born 26 August 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1750 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR married 27 July 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Catherine BOISSEL

1752 Marriage of Child
Louis VETU married 19 January 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE married 13 June 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR