Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

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21 May 1729 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1771 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS

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Born: 21 May 1729 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Mother: Marie-Anne-Catherine DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST , Marie-Françoise HAREL

Maternal grandparents: Clément DUBOIS , Catherine LABRECQUE

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE 25 January 1745 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 17 April 1807 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Joseph was the child of Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS.

Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST died 2 February 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST married

Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE
Marriage date: 25 January 1745
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE was the child of Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS

Children of Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Clement-Amable POYER dit LAPINTADE

Born: 12 April 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Reine DAME 27 February 1786 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte POYER

Born: 25 February 1762, Chambly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOMBARDIER 27 July 1778 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1729
21 May 1729
Sorel, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine BLANCHET dite LAFOREST and Joseph POYER dit LAPINTADE 25 January 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 15 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Clement-Amable POYER dit LAPINTADE was born 12 April 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POYER was born 25 February 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

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.