Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE

(b. 26 March 1759 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )

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Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 26 March 1759 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIEN (maternal) Étienne PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique LAMARRE

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Pierre married Marguerite PIEDALUE 20 August 1781 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PIEDALUE was born 22 November 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite died 10 December 1840 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph PIEDALUE and Marie-Anne BOURASSA.

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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Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE married

Marguerite PIEDALUE-- Date: 20 August 1781 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PIEDALUE was the child of Joseph PIEDALUE and Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Children of Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marguerite PIEDALUE:

Pierre MENARD (b.19 October 1790, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1881, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU 30 October 1820 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
m. Rose SIMARD 12 February 1833 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

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1759 Birth
26 March 1759
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1781 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marguerite PIEDALUE 20 August 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Pierre MENARD was born 19 October 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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