Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE

(b. 13 October 1734 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1788 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was born 13 October 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was the child of Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marguerite BEGIN (maternal) Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT

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

Joseph married Marguerite TURGEON 5 November 1753 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite TURGEON was born 3 February 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marguerite died 29 May 1807 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE.

Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE died 25 June 1788 in Beaumont, 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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Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE married

Marguerite TURGEON-- Date: 5 November 1753 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marguerite TURGEON was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Children of Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marguerite TURGEON:

Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE (b.24 April 1765, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1827, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe FILTEAU 22 November 1790 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Etienne COUTURE (b.17 September 1769, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 January 1853, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth POULIOT 2 October 1792 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1734 Birth
13 October 1734
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marguerite TURGEON 5 November 1753, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 19 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Charles COUTURE dit BELLERIVE was born 24 April 1765, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Etienne COUTURE was born 17 September 1769, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 34 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.