Marie-Geneviève MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

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29 September 1707 , Québec, Canada, New France

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31 October 1794 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

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Nicolas MARTIN dit JOLICOEUR Marie-Madeleine LAREAU

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Born: 29 September 1707 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas MARTIN dit JOLICOEUR

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LAREAU

Maternal grandparents: François LAREAU , Anne DEQUAIN

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Marie-Geneviève married Francois LEVITRE 24 February 1729 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois LEVITRE was born 14 February 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Francois died 20 November 1738 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francois was the child of Guillaume LEVITRE and Geneviève LANGLOIS.

Marie-Geneviève MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR died 31 October 1794 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Francois LEVITRE
Marriage date: 24 February 1729
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Francois LEVITRE was the child of Guillaume LEVITRE and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Children of Francois LEVITRE and Marie-Geneviève MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR

Marie-Françoise-Anne LEVITRE

Born: 19 September 1733, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1819, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Richard CORBIN 1 March 1756 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Xavier LEVITRE

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine ANGERS dite LEFEBVRE 4 July 1768 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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Birth — 1707
29 September 1707
Québec, 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
Marie-Geneviève MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR and Francois LEVITRE 24 February 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise-Anne LEVITRE was born 19 September 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois LEVITRE died 20 November 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise-Anne LEVITRE married 1 March 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis-Richard CORBIN

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LEVITRE married 4 July 1768, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Catherine ANGERS dite LEFEBVRE

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.