Marie-Charlotte CHARPENTIER dite BIENVENU

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12 October 1752 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

28 June 1826 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

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Gabriel CHARPENTIER Marie-Anne MONTEIL

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Born: 12 October 1752 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel CHARPENTIER

Mother: Marie-Anne MONTEIL

Paternal grandparents: Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER , Françoise HUNEAULT

Maternal grandparents: René MONTEIL dit SANSRÉMISSION , Marie-Thérèse FONTAINE

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Marie-Charlotte married Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU 11 October 1773 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU was born 11 May 1747 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jean-Baptiste died 8 September 1808 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Henri LUNEAU (LOUINEAU) and Helene CHIASSON.

Marie-Charlotte CHARPENTIER dite BIENVENU died 28 June 1826 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower 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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Marie-Charlotte CHARPENTIER dite BIENVENU married

Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU
Marriage date: 11 October 1773
Marriage place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU was the child of Henri LUNEAU (LOUINEAU) and Helene CHIASSON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU and Marie-Charlotte CHARPENTIER dite BIENVENU

Marie-Judith HUNAULT

Born: 5 June 1785, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CUSSON 13 February 1809 Place: Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
12 October 1752
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte CHARPENTIER dite BIENVENU and Jean-Baptiste LUNEAU 11 October 1773, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

She was 21 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith HUNAULT was born 5 June 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Charlotte was 32 years old.

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

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

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