Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE

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15 September 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

7 April 1787 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE Louise FORESTIER

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Born: 15 September 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE

Mother: Louise FORESTIER

Maternal grandparents: Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE , Marguerite LAUZON

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Marie-Jeanne married Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE 12 January 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE was born 8 September 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 22 July 1762 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charles was the child of Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine POUPARD (POUPART).

Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE died 7 April 1787 in Longueuil, 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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Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 12 January 1739
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE was the child of Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine POUPARD (POUPART)

Children of Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE

Charles COMPAIN

Born: 27 December 1739, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PAQUET 10 January 1774 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Felicite NORMANDIN 1 September 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE

Born: 20 May 1741, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1809, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte POIRIER 10 February 1772 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe COMPAIN dite L'ESPERANCE

Born: 25 March 1743, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE

Born: 18 December 1745, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise LEDOUX 11 November 1782 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE

Born: 28 July 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 1 May 1793, Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1712
15 September 1712
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE and Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE 12 January 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Charles COMPAIN was born 27 December 1739, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Jeanne was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 20 May 1741, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Jeanne was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COMPAIN dite L'ESPERANCE was born 25 March 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Jeanne was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 18 December 1745, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Jeanne was 33 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 28 July 1747, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Jeanne was 34 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE died 22 July 1762, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE married 10 February 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Josephte POIRIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Charles COMPAIN married 10 January 1774 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne PAQUET

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE married 11 November 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise LEDOUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1787
7 April 1787
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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