Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Born

30 October 1759 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 September 1832 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Born: 30 October 1759 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Father

Jacques BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Mother

Suzanne JEROME dite LATOUR

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Paternal grandparents

Bernard BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) Jeanne CHERLOT

Maternal grandparents

François JEROME Marie-Angélique DARDENNE

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

Marie-Marguerite married Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR 7 August 1780 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was born 10 April 1754 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Joseph was the child of Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Marie-Genevieve BARSALOU.

Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER) died 3 September 1832 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER) married

Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR
Marriage date: 7 August 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was the child of Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Marie-Genevieve BARSALOU

Children of Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR and Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)

Josephte BEAUTRON dite MAJOR

Born: 11 September 1788, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Etienne TURGEON 15 October 1810 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1759
30 October 1759
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Joseph BEAUTRON dit MAJOR 7 August 1780, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Josephte BEAUTRON dite MAJOR was born 11 September 1788, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Josephte BEAUTRON dite MAJOR married 15 October 1810, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada to Etienne TURGEON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)