Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE

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13 October 1707 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

26 February 1766 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Born: 13 October 1707 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE

Mother: Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE , Catherine MONGEAU

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Catherine married Jacques VALLEE 21 February 1729 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques VALLEE was born 25 February 1705 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jacques died 1 March 1781 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jacques was the child of Charles VALLEE and Marie-Ursule GENDRON.

Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE died 26 February 1766 in La-Pérade, 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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Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE married

Jacques VALLEE
Marriage date: 21 February 1729
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jacques VALLEE was the child of Charles VALLEE and Marie-Ursule GENDRON

Children of Jacques VALLEE and Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE

Jacques VALLEE

Born: 30 June 1730, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite TESSIER 19 February 1754 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Josephte VALLEE

Born: 9 July 1740, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD 18 February 1765 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel VALLEE

Born: 1 March 1753, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1840, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LERICHE 12 February 1787 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1707
13 October 1707
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Catherine VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE and Jacques VALLEE 21 February 1729 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jacques VALLEE was born 30 June 1730, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Catherine was 22 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Josephte VALLEE was born 9 July 1740, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Catherine was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Michel VALLEE was born 1 March 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Catherine was 45 years old.

1754 Marriage of Child
Jacques VALLEE married 19 February 1754 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marguerite TESSIER

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
Josephte VALLEE married 18 February 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD