Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Born

4 October 1743 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1825 , Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Madeleine married Ambroise LAVERGNE 12 October 1761 in Louiseville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ambroise LAVERGNE was born 27 April 1736 in Osse-en-Aspe, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France. Ambroise died 14 April 1816 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Parents of Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Father

Antoine JOYAL dit QUERCY

Mother

Thérèse GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

Grandparents of Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) Marie-Madeleine BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY married

Ambroise LAVERGNE
Marriage date: 12 October 1761
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada

Children of Ambroise LAVERGNE and Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY

Antoine LAVERGNE

Born: 9 March 1773, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 June 1860, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte PAILLÉ 8 May 1797 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine'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 — 1743
4 October 1743
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine JOYAL dite QUERCY and Ambroise LAVERGNE 12 October 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 18 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Antoine LAVERGNE was born 9 March 1773, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 29 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.