Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE

Born

19 January 1770 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 October 1843 , Repentigny, Canada East

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Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE Marianne LAHAISE

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Born: 19 January 1770 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE

Mother: Marianne LAHAISE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE , Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE 25 September 1786 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE was born 6 January 1761 in Repentigny, Canada . Jean-Baptiste died 22 July 1850 in Repentigny, Canada East . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis LONGPRE and Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE died 12 October 1843 in Repentigny, Canada East .
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Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE married

Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE
Marriage date: 25 September 1786
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE was the child of Louis LONGPRE and Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE and Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE

Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE

Born: 28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT 14 February 1814 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

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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 — 1770
19 January 1770
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE and Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE 25 September 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 16 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE was born 28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE married 14 February 1814 , Repentigny, Lower Canada to Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England