Therese DUFAULT dite LAMARCHE

(b. 15 October 1745 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1781 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Therese DUFAULT dite LAMARCHE was born 15 October 1745 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Therese DUFAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of François-Léonard DUFAULT dit LAMARCHE MOREAU and Jeanne ROBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre ROBERT dit BRETON and Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

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Therese married Michel MARCOTTE 10 February 1772 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel MARCOTTE was born 22 February 1723 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Michel died 6 March 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Michel was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC.

Therese DUFAULT dite LAMARCHE died 25 March 1781 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Marcotte 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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Michel MARCOTTE-- Date: 10 February 1772 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel MARCOTTE was the child of Michel MARCOTTE and Marie-Françoise GIGNAC

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1745 Birth
15 October 1745
Nicolet, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Therese DUFAULT dite LAMARCHE and Michel MARCOTTE 10 February 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 26 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.