Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 January 1797 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis 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

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

Louis married Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE 9 June 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE was born 2 September 1722 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Josephe died 13 November 1803 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe was the child of Étienne PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique LAMARRE.

Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 6 January 1797 in Longueuil, 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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Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE-- Date: 9 June 1748 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE was the child of Étienne PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique LAMARRE

Children of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE:

Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE (b.26 March 1759, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite PIEDALUE 20 August 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE 9 June 1748 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 26 March 1759, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married 20 August 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marguerite PIEDALUE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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