Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

(b. abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 February 1777 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD (maternal) Simon FOURNIER and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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Pierre married Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU 20 October 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was born 8 November 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 11 March 1812 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Geneviève was the child of Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN.

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 21 February 1777 in Montmagny, 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 Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE married

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU-- Date: 20 October 1738 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU:

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1818, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
m. Genevieve GOSSELIN 7 February 1814 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Ambroise GAGNE (b.12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1817, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BLAIS 11 February 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
m. Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF 13 June 1773 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1800, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique BLAIS 1 July 1771 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ (b.23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1815, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
m. Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Bonne GAGNE (b.22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois BLAIS 27 October 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU 20 October 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1741 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNE was born 12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Bonne GAGNE was born 22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 6 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

1765 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marguerite BLAIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 1 July 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Angelique BLAIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 13 June 1773, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married 20 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Basile FORTIER

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.