Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Born

13 January 1741 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1819 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Born: 13 January 1741 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Father

Jean-Baptiste RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU

Mother

Marie-Anne JARRY dite HENRICHON

Grandparents of Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jacques RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

Maternal grandparents

Henri JARRY dit HENRICHON Agathe LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS 8 October 1764 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS was born 4 August 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 6 April 1809 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Francois BIGRAS and Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR.

Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU died 20 December 1819 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU married

Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS
Marriage date: 8 October 1764
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS was the child of Francois BIGRAS and Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR

Children of Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS and Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Joachim BIGRAS

Born: 14 September 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS

Born: 9 July 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1841, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

Married: Marie-Francoise CLEROUX 16 April 1793 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Pascal BIGRAS

Born: 10 December 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte BIGRAS

Born: 9 October 1777, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1822, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Joseph BIGRAS

Born: 11 September 1780, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1840, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LECUYER 26 November 1799 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

Francois BIGRAS dit FAUVEL

Born: 27 August 1782, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 December 1814, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Marguerite BIGRAS

Born: 27 February 1785, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1840, St-Jérôme,Terrebonne Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Anne'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 — 1741
13 January 1741
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU and Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS 8 October 1764, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joachim BIGRAS was born 14 September 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS was born 9 July 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pascal BIGRAS was born 10 December 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Anne was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Josephte BIGRAS was born 9 October 1777, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph BIGRAS was born 11 September 1780, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Francois BIGRAS dit FAUVEL was born 27 August 1782, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite BIGRAS was born 27 February 1785, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 44 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS married 16 April 1793, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada to Marie-Francoise CLEROUX

1799 Marriage of Child
Joseph BIGRAS married 26 November 1799, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada to Josephte LECUYER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BIGRAS died 6 April 1809, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

1814 Death of Child
Francois BIGRAS dit FAUVEL died 13 December 1814, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Anne was 73 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

Death — 1819
20 December 1819
Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 78.

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