Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE

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abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 June 1811 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

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Born: abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

Mother: Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE , Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GENEREUX , Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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Marie-Françoise married Francois PAQUET 14 January 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois PAQUET was born 28 October 1729 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Francois died 24 August 1805 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Francois was the child of François PAQUET and Angelique PARADIS.

Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE died 22 June 1811 in Berthierville, 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-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE married

Francois PAQUET
Marriage date: 14 January 1771
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois PAQUET was the child of François PAQUET and Angelique PARADIS

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François PAQUET

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD) 8 October 1804 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE and Francois PAQUET 14 January 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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)

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
François PAQUET married 8 October 1804 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie HÉNAULT (ENAUD)