Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. 22 April 1735 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1785 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 22 April 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) (maternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Françoise DAVID 13 January 1755 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Françoise DAVID was born 11 September 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise died 10 May 1760 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Françoise was the child of Jacques DAVID and Marie-Louise NORMANDIN.

Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 27 January 1785 in Chambly, 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 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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Françoise DAVID-- Date: 13 January 1755 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Françoise DAVID was the child of Jacques DAVID and Marie-Louise NORMANDIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Françoise DAVID:

Marie-Louise MÉNARD (b.19 January 1760, Boucherville, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Michel LAREAU 10 February 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1735 Birth
22 April 1735
Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Françoise DAVID 13 January 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 19 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MÉNARD was born 19 January 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise DAVID died 10 May 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.