Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL

Born

18 May 1715 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1777 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Born: 18 May 1715 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE

Mother: Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN , Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

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Catherine married Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE 18 February 1738 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was born 11 June 1711 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Michel died 21 December 1767 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Michel was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.

Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL died 20 August 1777 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dulignon Michel

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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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Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL married

Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE
Marriage date: 18 February 1738
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE

Children of Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL

Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE

Born: 6 May 1740, Louiseville, Canada, New France
Died: 25 January 1807, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX 14 October 1765 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1715
18 May 1715
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL and Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE 18 February 1738, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 22 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was born 6 May 1740, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Catherine was 24 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE married 14 October 1765, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Josephte LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE died 21 December 1767, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.