Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR

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6 August 1749 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 September 1828 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Joseph CHRISTIN Elizabeth MAGUET (MAILLE)

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Born: 6 August 1749 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph CHRISTIN

Mother: Elizabeth MAGUET (MAILLE)

Paternal grandparents: Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR , Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND)

Maternal grandparents: Michel MAGUET , Elisabeth-Isabelle COURTEMANCHE

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Marie-Josephe married Joseph MERCIER dit SANSREGRET 10 November 1766 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MERCIER dit SANSREGRET was born abt. 1729 in France. Joseph died 29 June 1779 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.

Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR died 26 September 1828 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

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Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR married

Joseph MERCIER dit SANSREGRET
Marriage date: 10 November 1766
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph MERCIER dit SANSREGRET and Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR

Louise MERCIER dite SANSREGRET

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1796 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1749
6 August 1749
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR and Joseph MERCIER dit SANSREGRET 10 November 1766, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 17 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.