Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER

(b. 20 March 1762 , Yamachiche, Canada d. 24 May 1792 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER was born 20 March 1762 in Yamachiche, Canada

Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER was the child of Joseph DESPRES dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe LEROUX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph LEROUX dit LANSEIGNE and Marie-Catherine CHAILLE

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

Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) 28 January 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) was born 8 September 1755 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Andre ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN.

Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER died 24 May 1792 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER married

Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD)-- Date: 28 January 1782 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) was the child of Andre ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER:

Jean-Baptiste-Louis RENAUD (b.8 December 1782, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite CHATEL 17 October 1814 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1762 Birth
20 March 1762
Yamachiche, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER and Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) 28 January 1782, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 19 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis RENAUD was born 8 December 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Louise was 20 years old.