Elisabeth MONTY
Born: 5 January 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 December 1822, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 11 December 1822, Chambly, Lower Canada
Married: Pascal GUERTIN 29 September 1800 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Catherine
PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE
Born
8 September 1751
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
Died
4 April 1825
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Catherine PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE
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m. Monty Joseph-Antoine
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE
Catherine PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE married 
Joseph-Antoine MONTY
Marriage date: 1 October 1770
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine MONTY was the child of Jean MONTY and Marthe POYER dite LAPINTADE
Joseph-Antoine MONTYMarriage date: 1 October 1770
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine MONTY was the child of Jean MONTY and Marthe POYER dite LAPINTADE
Children of Joseph-Antoine MONTY and Catherine PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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 — 17518 September 1751
Chambly, Canada, New France
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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerCatherine PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE and Joseph-Antoine MONTY 1 October 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
She was 19 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.1780 Birth of ChildElisabeth MONTY was born 5 January 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Catherine was 28 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildAmable-Marie MONTY was born 15 August 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Catherine was 33 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1800 Marriage of ChildElisabeth MONTY married 29 September 1800, Chambly, Lower Canada to Pascal GUERTIN
1805 Marriage of ChildAmable-Marie MONTY married 25 November 1805, Chambly, Lower Canada to Antoine PAPINEAU
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
1822 Death of ChildElisabeth MONTY died 11 December 1822, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Catherine was 71 years old.
Death — 18254 April 1825
Chambly, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 73.
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