Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE

(b. 26 August 1732 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1805 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was born 26 August 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was the child of Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU

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

Marie-Anne married Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR 13 June 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR was born 6 August 1727 in France. Louis died 15 July 1788 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE died 7 May 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE married

Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR-- Date: 13 June 1757 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE:

Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR (b.26 June 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN 28 October 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR (b.28 July 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1846, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )
m. Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES 1 May 1786 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève LASNIER (b.14 March 1772, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre MASSE 15 April 1790 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1732 Birth
26 August 1732
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE and Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR 13 June 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 24 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR was born 26 June 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR was born 28 July 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LASNIER was born 14 March 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Michel LASNIER dit BELHUMEUR married 1 May 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHES

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR died 15 July 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LASNIER married 15 April 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Pierre MASSE

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR married 28 October 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death
7 May 1805
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 72.

Added: 8/22/2015 9:43:02 AM - Updated: 6/5/2023 8:57:42 AM