Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Born

23 November 1751 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1819 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Pierre FORGUES 11 January 1773 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre FORGUES was born 4 December 1746 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France. Pierre died 15 December 1822 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre FORGUES and Marguerite BOLDUC .

Parents & Family of Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Parents of Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Father

Ignace CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ

Mother

Veronique FLEURET

Grandparents of Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents

Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ Marie-Jeanne MORISSET

Maternal grandparents

Jean FLEURET Marie-Madeleine CHARRON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ married

Pierre FORGUES
Marriage date: 11 January 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre FORGUES was the child of Pierre FORGUES and Marguerite BOLDUC

Children of Pierre FORGUES and Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Charlotte FORGUES

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel AUDET 23 February 1806 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marguerite's Québec records.

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 — 1751
23 November 1751
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ and Pierre FORGUES 11 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.