Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL

(b. 10 August 1754 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1813 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
Age: 58

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Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 10 August 1754 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL was the child of Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET) (maternal) Pierre MANDEVILLE and Marie-Louise LANIEL DESROSIERS

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

Germain married Agathe MANDEVILLE 27 October 1777 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe MANDEVILLE was born 6 May 1746 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe died 19 October 1792 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe was the child of Alexis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET).

Germain married (2) Angélique BELLET abt. 1793 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique BELLET was born 15 March 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Angélique died 25 July 1829 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angélique was the child of Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE and Marie-Angélique VANDAL.

Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL died 9 April 1813 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL

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Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL married

Agathe MANDEVILLE-- Date: 27 October 1777 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe MANDEVILLE was the child of Alexis MANDEVILLE and Marie-Françoise HUS MILET (MILLET)

Children of Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Agathe MANDEVILLE:

Andre LEROUX dit CARDINAL (b.25 April 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PERRON 24 November 1806 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL married

Angélique BELLET-- Date: abt. 1793 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Angélique BELLET was the child of Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE and Marie-Angélique VANDAL

Children of Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Angélique BELLET:

Angelique LEROUX dite CARDINAL (b.abt. 1794, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 April 1877, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada )
m. François PAPILLON 29 August 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre LEROUX dit CARDINAL (b.28 July 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 26 December 1876, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ 22 February 1819 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1754 Birth
10 August 1754
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Agathe MANDEVILLE 27 October 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Andre LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 25 April 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Germain was 24 years old.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe MANDEVILLE died 19 October 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

1799 Birth of Child
Pierre LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 28 July 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Germain was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Andre LEROUX dit CARDINAL married 24 November 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Josephte PERRON

1811 Death of Child
Andre LEROUX dit CARDINAL died 18 June 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Germain was 56 years old.

1813 Death
9 April 1813
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 58.

Added: 3/11/2009 11:19:46 AM - Updated: 10/12/2012 6:37:18 PM