Marguerite MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE

Born

11 July 1736 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1785 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MAGNAN dit CHAMPAGNE Marie-Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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Born: 11 July 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MAGNAN dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Pierre-Gaspard MAGNAN dit CHAMPAGNE , Madeleine MARCIL (MARSIL)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL , Jeanne SÉGUIN

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME 22 November 1756 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME was born 9 September 1731 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jean-Baptiste died 13 October 1767 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph RHÉAUME and Madeleine GIBEAU.

Marguerite MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE died 22 March 1785 in L'Acadie, 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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Marguerite MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE married

Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME
Marriage date: 22 November 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME was the child of Joseph RHÉAUME and Madeleine GIBEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME and Marguerite MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE

Elisabeth RHÉAUME

Born: 17 February 1767, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MOLLEUR 25 August 1788 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1736
11 July 1736
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE and Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME 22 November 1756, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 20 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Elisabeth RHÉAUME was born 17 February 1767, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME died 13 October 1767, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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.