Therese BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR

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23 February 1715 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

14 September 1798 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR Angélique PROTEAU

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Born: 23 February 1715 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR

Mother: Angélique PROTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Étienne PROTEAU , Marguerite SÉGUIN

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Therese married Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ 7 February 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 30 August 1706 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques was the child of Jacques-René DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ and Madeleine GODIN.

Therese BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR died 14 September 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Therese BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR married

Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ
Marriage date: 7 February 1735
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ was the child of Jacques-René DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ and Madeleine GODIN

Children of Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ and Therese BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR

Charles DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ

Born: 6 June 1745, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne RAYMOND 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
23 February 1715
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Therese BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR and Jacques DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ 7 February 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Charles DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ was born 6 June 1745, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Therese was 30 years old.

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.

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.