Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE

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31 October 1705 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

30 October 1776 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE Marguerite VERDON

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Born: 31 October 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

Mother: Marguerite VERDON

Maternal grandparents: Jean VERDON , Marguerite RICHER

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Marie-Josephte married Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT 7 January 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT was born abt. 1698 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Bernard died 23 January 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE died 30 October 1776 in Montréal, 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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Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE married

Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT
Marriage date: 7 January 1726
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE

Simon-Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT

Born: 4 July 1734, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1821, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe ROBERT MONSIAU dite LAMOUCHE 22 July 1765 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1705
31 October 1705
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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE and Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT 7 January 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Simon-Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT was born 4 July 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT died 23 January 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Simon-Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT married 22 July 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Agathe ROBERT MONSIAU dite LAMOUCHE

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.