Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

(b. 1 October 1704 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1778 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 1 October 1704 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU (maternal) Andre JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME

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Marie-Thérèse married Pierre GIRARD 6 April 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Pierre GIRARD was born 7 July 1703 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Pierre was the child of Pierre-Jacques GIRARD and Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.

Marie-Thérèse married (2) Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 13 October 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 6 November 1707 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Christophe died 13 February 1778 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Christophe was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER.

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME died 14 May 1778 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

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Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME married

Pierre GIRARD-- Date: 6 April 1723 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Pierre GIRARD was the child of Pierre-Jacques GIRARD and Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Children of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME:

Joseph GIRARD (b.5 September 1725, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 25 September 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite MONGEAU 26 February 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre GIRARD (b.14 August 1730, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD (b.4 March 1732, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise DORÉ 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Judith GIRARD (b.5 April 1734, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Ambroise GIRARD (b.27 August 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie GIRARD (b.19 December 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1818, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BEAUCHAMP 19 October 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Honore GIRARD (b.7 April 1743, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Jacques GIRARD (b.11 May 1747, Verchères, Canada, New France d. abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique MESSIER 13 October 1766 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME married

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 13 October 1765 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER

Children of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME:

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1704 Birth
1 October 1704
Verchères, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME and Pierre GIRARD 6 April 1723, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 5 September 1725, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 20 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre GIRARD was born 14 August 1730, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 25 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 4 March 1732, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 27 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith GIRARD was born 5 April 1734, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Ambroise GIRARD was born 27 August 1735, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie GIRARD was born 19 December 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph-Honore GIRARD was born 7 April 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jacques GIRARD was born 11 May 1747, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse was 42 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 26 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marguerite MONGEAU

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

1754 Death of Child
Joseph GIRARD died 25 September 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Thérèse was 50 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD married 2 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Françoise DORÉ

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie GIRARD married 19 October 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph BEAUCHAMP

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME and Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 13 October 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 61 years old.

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME - 1765 marriage

1765 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1766 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIRARD married 13 October 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Angélique MESSIER

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.